enlistment

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Buss trusted his instincts and went for it, the enlistment of Riley fashioning a culture that remained strong until the death of Buss in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 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

Acknowledge young Henry Kissinger’s physical courage, his enlistment as a young refugee in the American army, his willingness to risk his life in the battle to liberate Europe from Hitler.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

The enlistment office rang her a month later to say he had died on 11 February.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Next to the name, a paper-clipped photograph, taken upon enlistment, I presume, when the boys and men were freshly shaven and their eyes were not yet tired.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse