trained soldier
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftrainedandsoldier
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsoldier.
trained
adjective
uk/treɪnd/us/treɪnd/
having been prepared for a particular job or activity, by learning skills, getting ...
See more attrained
soldier
noun[C]
uk/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
See more atsoldier
(Definition oftrainedandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftrained soldier
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
It is boring enough for atrainedsoldier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
More than this: people are coming to recognise that in thetrainedsoldierthey have a good citizen.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Atrainedsoldierin charge of the barrack room is supposed to instruct them in regimental history.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
After all, 12 months is a pitiable period of time in which to attempt to produce anything like atrainedsoldier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The volunteer must do thirty training periods if, as will usually be the case at the beginning, he is an officer or atrainedsoldier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Equally, one of the most valuable additions to our manpower is the extension of the initial term of service by thetrainedsoldier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The answer must be that the 18 months'trainedsoldieris not a fullytrainedsoldierjudged by the two years standard.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Of course there is no substitute for an armed andtrainedsoldieron guard duty, but there are alternative measures.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If those two principles are denied, we will not get anything like atrainedsoldier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Would anyone claim that at the end of three years' service he is atrainedsoldierwho can perform his part in a trained team?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
On the contrary, very often he is just as much atrainedsoldieras those who serve with battalions abroad.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There are only a few months in which a short-service man can be described as atrainedsoldier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A man can attain the rank of a three-star private—atrainedsoldier—after about eighteen months' service, and is likely to get there at the age of about 20.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He then becomes atrainedsoldier, and we could have a very lengthy and interesting argument as to what the actual legal position of a private soldier was.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He has to be handy in a ship, pull his weight in a boat and be a fullytrainedsoldier, both as an artilleryman and an infantryman.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Students should be able to function in field exercises as atrainedsoldierupon completion of the year.
From
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oftrained
Go to the definition ofsoldier
See other collocations withsoldier