Kaarten: campaign glossary 2 | Quizlet

an execution

the act of performing a duty, or putting a plan into action

a conscript

a person who joins the armed forces because they are forced to do so by law, rather than because they want to

conscription

compulsory enlistment for military service, also called 'national service'

to enlist

to join the armed forces as a career

to reenlist

continue in the military when your first contract is over, stay on

professional army

regular army

livestock

animals kept on a farm, for example cows or sheep

lighthouse

a tower or other building that contains a strong light to warn and guide ships near the coast

to be injured

to be physically hurt (of people) - things, on the other hand, can be damaged

a mission

an important job that is done by a soldier or a group of soldiers

posted away

when a service member is assigned to another unit, away from his/her regular unit

put in

to make an application for a course or for promotion

to rotate

to complete a tour of duty and move on to the next one

a trade

the activity of selling, buying, exchanging

a skill

the ability to do something well

a flurry

an occasion when there is a lot of activity, within a short period of time

as part and parcel

an essential part of something

approximate

almost correct or accurate, but not completely so

a casualty

a victim, a person who is killed or injured in a war or an accident

opportunity

a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or achieve something

trade

the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries

to continue

to stay on

to sign a contract

to sign on

to apply for

to put in for

a waste

the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost

your waist

the area around the middle of the body between the ribs and the hips

a private

a soldier

infantry

soldiers who fight on foot

to discharge

to give somebody official permission to leave a place or job, to give a gun

to plummet

to fall suddenly and quickly

to sustain

to provide enough of what somebody needs in order to live; (formal) to experience something bad

mercenary

a soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment, (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money

to conscript

to make somebody join the armed forces

a conscript

a person who has been conscripted to join the armed forces

cohesion

the act or state of keeping together, a unity / a state of being organized and working together

a regiment

a large group if soldiers that is commanded by a colonel

a refuge

a shelter or protection from danger or trouble

a refugee

a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons

an ice cliff

a high area of ice with a very steep side

a rock cliff

a high area of rocks with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean

a glacier

a large mess of ice, formed by snow on mountains, that moves very slowly down a valley

a scree

an area of small loose stones especially on a mountain, which may slide when you walk on them

a mail boat

a small boat that carries mail, food and supplies to and from an island. It sometimes also carries passengers and livestock.

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