professional soldiers

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French military chiefs are broadly in favour of the new measure, which they hope will create a reservoir of trained personnel able to back up professional soldiers and replace them in non-frontline tasks.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

These were professional soldiers who were paid by a company called the Wagner Group.

From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 27, 2023

But Captain Fritz said that so many of their professional soldiers had been injured or killed by this point that the 79th had turned to recruits with little prior military experience to fill the holes.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Posters seeking professional soldiers have sprung up in the Russian capital in recent weeks declaring that "Our Profession is to defend the Motherland."

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

Of most direct relevance to wars of conquest, it can be used to feed professional soldiers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond