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
Ebienfa cautioned Nigerians against accepting such offers, emphasising that they not only endanger lives but may also violate Nigerian and international laws concerning mercenary activities and foreign enlistment.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 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
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 war then passed away from me, and dreams of enlistment and escape and a clean start lost their meaning for me.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
