Terms containing served in the army

Subject	English	Russian
Gruzovik, inf.	having served for a long time in the army	старослужилый (= старослужащий)
Gruzovik, mil.	having served for a long time in the army	старослужащий
Gruzovik, obs.	having served for a long time in the army	старослуживый (= старослужащий)
gen.	having served for a long time in the army	старослужащий
Makarov.	he served in the army	он служил в армии
Makarov.	he served in the ranks of the army	он служил в рядах армии
Makarov.	he served in the regular army	он служил в регулярных частях
Makarov.	my uncle served in/with the 8th Army	мой дядя служил в восьмой армии
gen.	serve in the Army	служить в армии (in the Air Force, in the Navy, etc., и т.д.)
Makarov.	serve one's time in the army	отбыть воинскую повинность
Gruzovik, mil.	serve one's time in the army	отбывать воинскую повинность
gen.	serve time in the army	отбывать воинскую повинность