This is not used in the U.S. military.
A military helicopter
no longer of the military services
European Command (U.S. Military)
it means get the military ready for war
The root "gar" means a weapon in Old English. It is also related to words meaning spear or lance in other Germanic languages such as Old Norse.
military governer
military
Court Martial means 'Court-Military' or a military trial for a member of the military for a violation of that nation's military rules & regulations.
use of military forces in a conflict or striff of a severe nature
Certainly the individual served time FOR the military; but didn't serve IN the military.
Earning it.