Dough boy was a soldier in II world war
Dog face was a soldier in the I world war
You could use "Once a doctor and a soldier, ...." or "Previously a doctor and a soldier, ...."
Miles (genitive: militis).
If a soldier is absent long enough he will be declared a deserter.
One word would be mercenary.
soldier
A different word used to refer to an old soldier is veteran. A veteran is someone who served our country in the past.
NIGGAHS
Policeman, fireman, soldier, sailor, airman, marine, etc.
The word "were" is past tense.One example sentence is "I heard you were with Mandy last week".Another is "so you were a soldier?".
One sentence with the word soldier in it is, ''The soldier fought to keep our civil rights.''
If you ask about the equivalent 8-letter word for soldier in greek, this is φαντάρος (fandaros). There is also another one with more letters and it is στρατιώτης (strateeotees).
The closest u will find for soldier will be there word for warrior which is ''Toa''