From Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
1 a: of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war b:of or relating to armed forces ; especially : of or relating to ground or sometimes ground and air forces as opposed to naval forces
2 a: performed or made by armed forces b:supported by armed force
3: of or relating to the army
It means to be armed
war and military
An intensive or sudden military attack
Died While Missing
Senior Master Sergeant (Air Force).
no longer of the military services
This is not used in the U.S. military.
A military helicopter
European Command (U.S. Military)
it means get the military ready for war
military
military governer
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.
military authority