professional soldiers
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These conversations also show clearly how the war has progressed, from the professional soldiers who initially powered Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion to men from all walks of life compelled to serve in grueling conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
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
Australia's reliance on "tiny" numbers of professional soldiers carrying out multiple tours of duty in conflict zones is another thing "that we ought to reflect on", Prof Stanley says.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
The army did not have enough professional soldiers to carry out Knox’s orders.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
