AVF

American  

abbreviation

1. all-volunteer force: referring to an armed force made up solely of volunteers during a period when there is no military draft, as the U.S. armed forces since the Vietnam War.

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Etymology

Origin of AVF

First recorded in 1970–75

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AVF

The likelihood is that the AVF can overcome its current problems with some tweaks such as a new Army program for pre-basic training to condition out-of-shape recruits.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023

“The AVF has led us to become the best trained, equipped and organized fighting force in global history,” retired Adm.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023

That bias reinforces the assumption that the AVF is a poor man's draft.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2020

They are hardened by war, and that’s exactly the kind of officer corps that pushed for the AVF in 1973 at the end of our fighting in Vietnam.

From Time ● Jan. 21, 2013

Army Chief of Staff Edward C. Meyer argues that such benefits should be transferable to the children of those now serving in the AVF.

From Time Magazine Archive