professional soldier
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Bairov, 22 and from Buryatia in eastern Siberia, had studied to be a food sanitation specialist but was drafted for mandatory military service and then signed a contract to become a professional soldier.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
The man said he declined the offer because he was not a professional soldier and had never fired a shot since completing his service.
From Reuters ● Jul. 8, 2022
Byun voluntarily joined as a non-commissioned officer to become a professional soldier.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Some celebrants of today’s volunteer Army think that the last centuries’ conscripts were comparatively inept, but Mr. Beevor, himself a former professional soldier, shows that many of these amateurs became pretty good at their trade.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2015
It at once created a new class: the professional soldier.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Mary Agnes Hamilton
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