ex-service
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But employers face challenges recruiting ex-service members, said Eric Eversole, president of Hiring Our Heroes, a veteran-focused program of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The moves were also a response to the arrival of private military contractors from the Russian Wagner Group, whose members are mostly ex-service personnel.
From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022
Some ex-service members suffer from debilitating depression and trauma disorders.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021
Calls to a veterans' charity have doubled since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, as ex-service personnel seek mental health support.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2021
How the raid looked from the inside of the hall can best be described from the viewpoint of one of the occupants, Bert Faulkner, a union logger and ex-service man.
From The Centralia Conspiracy by Ralph Chaplin
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