enlistment
Example Sentences
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Army had been having recruiting problems, and one way it chose to combat them was to raise the enlistment age last month, from 35 to 42.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Some ran towards the borders; others, to the enlistment offices.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
South Korea’s military service requirement has long shaped the careers of its male entertainers, and BTS’s enlistment sparked widespread discussion about whether the group might receive an exemption.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
In 2022, it had more than twice the per capita military enlistment rate of the highest U.S. state, according to the Government Accountability Office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
I was conducted by a soldier to a warehouse requisitioned by the Ethiopian Regiment as a barracks, and there presented to a white serjeant by the name of Clippinger, that he might transact the enlistment.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
