term of enlistment
Example Sentences
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She said all of them were in their first term of enlistment, so they were younger, lower-ranking personnel.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2021
Parker served a three-month term of enlistment in the Union army at the beginning of the war.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Those conditions alone are sufficient to render impracticable any plan for a reserve composed of soldiers who have served out their term of enlistment.
From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard
They would do their duty until their term of enlistment expired, and then they would stand aside and give somebody else a chance to fight the Yankees.
From Marcy The Refugee by Castlemon, Harry
He well and truly performed all the duties required of a soldier, and was honorably discharged with the Company on expiration of his term of enlistment at Elmira.
From History of the Dewitt guard, company A, 50th regiment National guard, state of New York by Unknown
