conscripted
Called to serve
Conscripted means compelled into military service by government authority rather than volunteering.
The word applies to soldiers drafted during wartime: My grandfather was conscripted in 1942.
It extends to any forced enrollment or labor: Workers were conscripted to build the railroad.
The tone often emphasizes lack of choice: I was conscripted into helping with the move.
Made to occur unwillingly
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- imposedForced onto others
unwilling · press-ganged · shanghaied · impressment · commandeered · requisitioned · involuntary · nonconsensual
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- infantryGround combat troops
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
regiment · battalion · platoon · brigade · squadron · division · barracks · uniform
Formal admission process
- call-upOrder to serve
- levyCompulsory government charge
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- registrationFormal recording of participation
selective service · draft board · notice · screening · physical examination · classification · quota · eligibility
Aid or maintenance
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- national serviceMandatory government service obligation
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- patrioticDevoted to homeland
sacrifice · term of service · tour · active duty · commitment · allegiance · oath · homeland
forced
Made to occur unwillingly
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
- obligatoryRequired by rule
imposed · unwilling · press-ganged · shanghaied · impressment · commandeered · requisitioned · involuntary · nonconsensual · coerced
army
Organized land-based military
troops · regiment · battalion · platoon · brigade · squadron · division · barracks · uniform · artillery
induction
Formal admission process
- call-upOrder to serve
- levyCompulsory government charge
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
registration · selective service · draft board · notice · screening · physical examination · classification · quota · eligibility · deferment
service
Aid or maintenance
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- national serviceMandatory government service obligation
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
patriotic · sacrifice · term of service · tour · active duty · commitment · allegiance · oath · homeland · wartime
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
- mandatory thingsmandatory, required, obligatory, compulsory, necessary
- summonedsummoned, called, beckoned, invoked, hailed
conscriptedvolunteer
Unpaid willing participant
volunteered · enlisted · voluntary · professional soldier · career soldier
- military conscriptionMandatory enlistment in forces
- universal conscriptionRequired military duty for all
- conscript armyTroops raised by compulsion
- conscription papersMandatory military service notice