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17:31 Jun 5, 2002 |
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| Selected response from: Dr. Fred Thomson United States Local time: 20:35 | ||||||
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4 +3 | temporary enlistees (or temporarily enlisted soldiers) |
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4 +1 | RA's |
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4 | armed forces (soldiers).. |
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4 | short-term (regular) soldiers |
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4 | not the answer |
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4 | regular soldiers |
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4 -1 | Professional soldiers |
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armed forces (soldiers).. Explanation: ...who have enlisted for both long and short engagements -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-05 17:34:01 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Quelle: Eurodicautom |
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RA's Explanation: "Regular Army Enlisted Personnel" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-05 18:06:47 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- US Armed Forces terminology! |
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short-term (regular) soldiers Explanation: a guess, fortunately there's no military service where I come from :-) |
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Professional soldiers Explanation: Or: Regulars. |
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not the answer Explanation: Die Bundeswehr unterscheidet zwischen Zeitsoldaten und Berufssoldaten. Ein Zeitsoldat kann demzufolge schlecht "professional soldier" genannt werden. Reference: http://www.deutschemarine.de/made/dmbas.nsf/DocName/themen_b... |
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temporary enlistees (or temporarily enlisted soldiers) Explanation: Notice the connection between auf Zeit and temporary (coming from the Latin Tempus = time). This expression differentiates between the draftee (taken against his will), the regular army enlistee, and the person who enlists for a specific period of time. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-05 18:18:45 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I began my service career as a draftee in 1944, decided to stay in the service and retired in 1965 as a regular army serviceman. |
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