Denoting or relating to former members of the armed forces.
〈主英〉退役的，退伍的
ex-service personnel
退伍军人。
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After house jobs came war service in the Royal Navy, and then postgraduate education for ex-service medical officers in Oxford.
Money raised from the sale of Poppies goes to the Royal British Legion to help ex-service people and their dependents.
We could publish statements, signed by ex-service personnel and reservists, to raise the profile.
‘It is a very good turn out with about 140 ex-service people on parade,’ he said.
The cemetery contains the bodies of military personnel who died in service, as well as those of ex-service personnel and dependents.
When the war ended, four of the hospitals were closed and Broughton House became a care home for ex-service personnel.
He was renowned for his strong views on issues such as the rights of ex-service personnel and the monarchy, and he defended those views with vigour.
Also invited were members of other ex-service organisations, and several uniformed and religious groups, as well as the national organiser of the Canal Zoners.
The military has also selectively called up over 6,000 ex-service personnel with specialised skills who are on the rolls of the Individual Ready Reserve.
Since the beginning of this year, more than 105,000 medals have been presented to members of the ADF and ex-service communities.
Wreath laying was led by the borough's Mayor, and members of the armed forces and ex-service organisations paraded past the Mansion House.
The tribunal heard appeals from ex-service staff whose claims for a war pension were rejected by the Defence Secretary - and its ruling could benefit hundreds of former servicemen.
They were animated by the postwar idealism of ex-service personnel, a deep-seated fear of socialism, and a commitment to free enterprise.
All the money is to help to support ex-service personnel and their dependents in providing the relief they need when they are suffering and are in distress.
The soldiers, who were accompanied by ex-service veterans paraded past the Mansion House where the Lord Mayor took the salute.
The badge is a free gift to all who qualify and it is not restricted to members of the Royal British Legion or any other ex-service organisation.
On Remembrance Day last year, he attended and upset a lot of the war widows and older ex-service persons when he didn't have his poppy on.
Contributions raised through the poppy campaign are used toward helping ex-service personnel, and to grant bursaries for their children and grandchildren.
The number of service and ex-service personnel signing up to help is regrettably less and less.
The trust runs 16 grant schemes using money from government, ex-service organisations and private sponsors, with about 50 new grants offered each year.