Demob (Verb)
Meaning
Retire from military service.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The soldiers were looking forward to demob and starting their civilian lives after serving overseas for many years.
- After decades of service, the general was due to demob and enter politics, as many of his predecessors had done.
- Following the end of the war, the government issued orders to demob hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
- The process to demob was lengthy and required navigating through multiple levels of paperwork and medical evaluations.
- He decided to demob from the army to start his own business and pursue a quieter life with his family.