4-F
Americannoun
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a U.S. Selective Service classification designating a person considered physically, psychologically, or morally unfit for military duty.
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a person so classified.
Example Sentences
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That exercise led to the discovery that a compound termed 4-F, 5-MeO-PyrT was the most 5-HT1A-selective compound in this series.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
He’d recently been in a motorcycle accident that resulted in a concussion, and the Army declared him 4-F.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2021
Nelson, however, was classified 4-F because of a mild form of hemophilia, so he was unable to serve in uniform.
From Golf Digest • May 11, 2020
The confidential records revealed that Carmichael’s first pre-induction exam on January 21, 1965, resulted in his draft status reclassification from 1-A to 4-F, which rendered him medically ineligible for service.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014
He had succeeded in getting a 4-F classification, and I was pleased for him and happy to go.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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