enlistment

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One intermediary in Nigeria advertised that he charges would-be recruits the equivalent of $3,700, which is due when the visa or enlistment is confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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

In the words of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Jasper Yeates in a case involving a minor’s enlistment in the Navy, minors could enter into agreements “which may tend to their benefit.”

From Slate • May 29, 2025

In his short three-month enlistment during the Black Hawk War in 1832, he never saw combat.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly