Also means
professional soldier
Usage Note
Berufssoldat is a member of the armed forces who has chosen soldiering as a lifelong profession, as opposed to a Zeitsoldat (short-service soldier) or a conscript. The term covers all ranks in permanent service.
Examples
"Als Berufssoldat ist man an verschiedenen Standorten im In- und Ausland eingesetzt."
Natural Translation
As a career soldier you are deployed at various locations at home and abroad.
Literal Translation
As career-soldier is one at different locations in-the domestic and abroad deployed.
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