Unmilitary

A person who has passed forty or fifty years of life in pursuits wholly unmilitary is suddenly metamorphosed into a full colonel or brigadier, occasionally into ❋ Unknown (1856)

It might be called unmilitary by some of the sterner characters in our service, but we believe by occasionally drawing comparisons to something real amusing -- a good joke -- you show your men that the "old Man" is really made of human stuff. ❋ Oliver Schoonmaker (N/A)

By comparison, many Americans were often sloppily dressed, slouching in deportment, awkward in movement, in short unmilitary. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lord Calvert of Maryland derided his “unmilitary skill.” ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

Morale Operations, a new branch started in January 1943 and staffed with a number of decidedly unmilitary journalists and artists, concocted a mixed bag of propaganda ploys. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

No, but he left them to hang and I am sure that while these people acted in an unmilitary like fashion the CIA and Cheney's puppets created the atmosphere for their actions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As muddy points out, the woman's dress might have been dark blue and for all I know the active man's shirt might have been red or yellow or some other very unmilitary color. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When Newt stayed out till the early hours of morning as a young teenager in Orleans, France, and had to be brought home by the military police, his adopted father - wakened by the MPs - felt shamed by such an unmilitary stepson. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Graybound beamed good-naturedly as he came to a stop in front of Rhodan and touched the peak of his spaceman's cap in a very unmilitary salute. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Had America relied on Washington's "cold and unmilitary conduct," Paine insisted, the commander-in-chief "would in all probability have lost America." ❋ Ron Chernow (2010)

It was “unmilitary,” he said, “subversive of all order and discipline.” ❋ Charles Rappleye (2010)

The lower ranks see members of their chain of command avoiding blame for illegal, unmilitary behavior that they ordered or at least condoned, while the rank and file go to prison. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moore, I agree that the crew doing the torture at Abu Ghraib were unmilitary and generally ill-disciplined and poorly led. ❋ Unknown (2009)

TV Henry (as opposed to movie Henry who was regular army) is more of a lover than a fighter while Potter was not only a doctor but a fighting soldier (cavalry) who was in his third war and would probably put one of his highly polished cavalry boots up Henry's thoroughly unmilitary butt. ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2009)