Regular Army
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Regular Army
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
But his motivation is uncertain, and this earns him the contempt of his partner, a hard-case Regular Army major named Price.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our two Regular Army Sergeants are members of one group and Fat is sitting in at another.
From Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man by Crump, Irving
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