armed services
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The moves, ostensibly to reduce corruption in the military’s ranks, leave the top tier of Xi’s armed services, which haven’t engaged in combat for nearly half a century, decimated and demoralized.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
In many cases, foreign sales offset a large share of the costs that the U.S. armed services incur in buying the weapons for their own arsenals.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
And it addressed billions of dollars in unfunded requirements submitted by the armed services and combatant commands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Former armed services personnel would be offered a £20,000 payment if they return to serve two additional years.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
Never one to stray too far from the armed services, he also signed up as a member of the US Army Reserve.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
