professional soldiers

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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

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

And while Western forces generally spend years training, and many who enlist are professional soldiers who want to make the military a career, the Ukrainians have “a different mentality,” said Second Lt.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 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