MARTIAL

associated with war and the armed forces

suggesting war or military life
SYN - warlike
ANT - nonmilitary

of or relating to the armed forces
"martial law"

"The reason for his intransigent attitude towards these hippies was his martial upbringing."

"Having only experienced the martial victory and defeat, he was rather intractable to the idea of peaceful progress."

"It was these martial aspects of the country that allowed them to become the power they are today."