Non-combatant synonyms

Men who, otherwise suitable, have some slight infirmity are drafted into the non-combatant branches.

Other non-combatant troops, such as military train, medical corps, &c., are undergoing reorganization.

Directly the French troops had passed, Republican bands sprang up, and the non-combatant Mexicans, to save themselves, could only profess neutrality.

These had a difficult task in getting to the scene of action, for as they marched up the narrow mountain roads they were met by ever-increasing masses of fugitives, the bulk of these belonging to the non-combatant services.

Corps alone the number of non-combatant troops exceeded 30,000.