armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp

commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy

judge advocate - an officer assigned to the judge advocate general

judge advocate general - the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military

line officer - a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)

military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

ranker - a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status

staff officer - a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff

supply officer - a commissioned officer responsible for logistics