The US was a direct/primary combatant.
The role of direct combatant.
the us marines poster
Specified Combatant Command
1. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals2. the contestant who wins the contest
Non-combatant: member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon. Non-combatant were basically civilians. "Basically" meaning if they weren't armed.
David and Goliath are combatant in the Valley of Elah.
Combatant Clergy Association was created in 1978.
Association of Combatant Clerics was created on 1988-03-16.
Combatant status, primiarlary aludes to one who is ready to do combat or ready for combat.....
differnece between a military sevice and a combatant command
The root word of combatant is "combat", which refers to fighting or engaging in battle.