professional soldiers

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These people can't do what professional soldiers can do, explains Mr Cranny-Evans.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

Alongside full-time professional soldiers, many branches of the Israeli military depend on reservists who are required to undergo regular training and are called up at times of war.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

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

From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 27, 2023

The U.S. government estimated in December that Wagner had 10,000 professional soldiers.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Most history textbooks about the colonial period refer to the militias, which were organized groups of armed farmers or townspeople, not trained professional soldiers.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz