Regular Army

American  

noun

1. the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.

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Etymology

Origin of Regular Army

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

During the Mexican Revolution in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson sent tens of thousands of Regular Army and National Guard troops to patrol the border, including a brigade commanded by Gen. John “Blackjack” Pershing.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2018

Women make up about 14 percent of the Army and now serve in all Regular Army units, except the Special Forces.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

The Regular Army is the nation’s standing Army, the heart of its land forces.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

At that time the world was at peace, the U. S. Regular Army had dropped to some 25,000 men.

From Time Magazine Archive

The adults may join the Territorial Force, a civilian army which makes slight demands on their leisure and does not interfere with them following civilian associations; or they may join the Regular Army.

From England by Fox, Frank, Sir