enlistment

[ en-list-muhnt ]

/ ɛnˈlɪst mənt /

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noun

the period of time for which one is committed to military service.

an act of enlisting.

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Origin of enlistment

First recorded in 1740–50; enlist + -ment

pre·en·list·ment, noun

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.
Pentagon announces new policy for trans enlistments, medical care|Chris Johnson|March 31, 2021|Washington Blade
He also worried that enlistment terms would soon run out on several thousand of his soldiers, siphoning away his strength.
Atlanta’s Fall Foretold The End Of Civil War Bloodshed|Marc Wortman|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Feely also indicated that the TOW was reliable, citing he had never seen a misfire during his four-year enlistment.
The Big Weapons that the U.S. May Be Secretly Supplying to the Syrian Rebels|Thomas Gibbons-Neff|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Army is tightening its tattoo standards, a departure from the relaxed rules used to boost enlistment during the Iraq War.
The U.S. Army Gets Tough on Tattoos in a Reversal of Policy|Jacob Siegel|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He had an earlier, pre-enlistment arrest on a firearms charge as well as a decade-long history of psychiatric problems.
Aaron Alexis Was Hearing Voices a Month Before His Rampage|Michael Daly|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Psychiatrists deferred enlistment for more than 1.7 million men before training began.
Judge Not the Deserters|Charles Glass|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The army was increased from two regiments to nine regiments with an enlistment requiring two years of military service.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Finger-prints are made, immediately upon enlistment, of each separate finger and thumb of both hands.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The call for men was very heavy in proportion to the population, and high bounties were offered for enlistment.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
In December the period of enlistment ended; his army was disbanded, and he could not obtain quite 10,000 men to take its place.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
When the war first broke out, no one thought of any but voluntary methods of enlistment.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton