enlistment
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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
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
Nevertheless, it was given credit for a modest enlistment bump that year.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 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
Next to the name, a paper-clipped photograph, taken upon enlistment, I presume, when the boys and men were freshly shaven and their eyes were not yet tired.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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