enlistment

Example Sentences

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Otherwise it contravened section 68 of Kenya's penal code and attracted up to 10 years in jail unless a court was satisfied the enlistment was not voluntary.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

South Korea’s military service requirement has long shaped the careers of its male entertainers, and BTS’s enlistment sparked widespread discussion about whether the group might receive an exemption.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 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

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

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