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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Military

Does this sentence make sense:


"During WW2, HE was a volunteer MILITARY."

  

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" Not really. e. compulsory military service), and the members of the armed forces are all volunteers.

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  • " Not really.
  • e.
  • compulsory military service), and the members of the armed forces are all volunteers.
  • You could say "During WW2, he was a military volunteer", indicating that he volunteered to join the military, and was not conscripted.
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Christine Christie

Does this sentence make sense:


"During WW2, HE was a volunteer MILITARY."

Not really. "Volunteer military" usually indicates that a country does not have conscription (i.e. compulsory military service), and the members of the armed forces are all volunteers. You could say "During WW2, he was a military volunteer", indicat

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