term of enlistment
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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 could not resign before their term of enlistment was over if something did not suit them, and they would be subject to certain specified hours.
From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Webster, Frank V.
Third: A standing army with a reserve composed of men who have served a term of enlistment in the regular army.
From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard
