enlistment

[ en-list-muhnt ]

noun

1. the period of time for which one is committed to military service.
2. an act of enlisting.

Other Words From

• preen·listment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enlistment¹

First recorded in 1740–50; enlist + -ment

Example Sentences

Although the executive order halted further discharges on the basis of gender identity, the directive didn’t explicitly address enlistments or access to transition-related care, such as gender reassignment surgery.

From Washington Blade

He also worried that enlistment terms would soon run out on several thousand of his soldiers, siphoning away his strength.

From The Daily Beast

Feely also indicated that the TOW was reliable, citing he had never seen a misfire during his four-year enlistment.

From The Daily Beast

The Army is tightening its tattoo standards, a departure from the relaxed rules used to boost enlistment during the Iraq War.

From The Daily Beast

He had an earlier, pre-enlistment arrest on a firearms charge as well as a decade-long history of psychiatric problems.

From The Daily Beast

Psychiatrists deferred enlistment for more than 1.7 million men before training began.

From The Daily Beast

The army was increased from two regiments to nine regiments with an enlistment requiring two years of military service.

From Project Gutenberg

Finger-prints are made, immediately upon enlistment, of each separate finger and thumb of both hands.

From Project Gutenberg

The call for men was very heavy in proportion to the population, and high bounties were offered for enlistment.

From Project Gutenberg

In December the period of enlistment ended; his army was disbanded, and he could not obtain quite 10,000 men to take its place.

From Project Gutenberg

When the war first broke out, no one thought of any but voluntary methods of enlistment.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• enrollment
• recruitment