enlistment
Example Sentences
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Some ran towards the borders; others, to the enlistment offices.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
And yet, it also showed that I had accepted a final job offer and that my onboarding status was “EOD”—Entered On Duty, the start of an enlistment period.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
Among the American troops, there were mutinies and desertions and soldiers simply going home when their enlistment was up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
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
The manpower needs created by the six-year war generated several emancipation schemes whereby slaves would be freed and their owners compensated in return for enlistment for the duration of the conflict.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
