go out of service—be no longer in operation; cease to be used:
- The “slow” jets of the 1960s went out of service as they were replaced by more modern machines.
quit the service—
1. leave one’s employment:
- When he thought him sufficiently mellowed, he proposed to him to quit the service of his new employer.
2. leave the army:
- His career will provide another example of why serving sergeants and young officers quit the service.