enlistments
Joining the forces
Enlistments are acts of joining the military or other organizations, or the periods of service that follow.
The word usually appears in military contexts: Enlistments surged after the attack.
It can also describe commitments to causes or efforts: The campaign relied on enlistments from local volunteers.
Newly joined members
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- conscriptsCompulsory military personnel
- drafteesCompulsory military recruits
servicemembers · troops · infantry · reserves · cadets · inductees · boot camp · basic training
Conditions of an agreement
- durationLength of existence
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- bindingLegally or morally required
- signatoryOne who signs officially
commitment · period · extension · expiration · renewal · reenlistment · tenure · stipulation
Enlisting new members
- sign-upAct of registering
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- inductionFormal admission process
processing · screening · quotas · recruiting station · recruiters · campaigns · drives · outreach
Unpaid willing workers
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- serviceAid or maintenance
dedication · commitment · sacrifice · calling · motivation · idealism · duty-bound · answering the call
recruits
Newly joined members
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- conscriptsCompulsory military personnel
draftees · servicemembers · troops · infantry · reserves · cadets · inductees · boot camp · basic training · sworn in
terms
Conditions of an agreement
- durationLength of existence
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- bindingLegally or morally required
signatory · commitment · period · extension · expiration · renewal · reenlistment · tenure · stipulation · termination
recruiting
Enlisting new members
- sign-upAct of registering
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- intakeAmount received or consumed
induction · processing · screening · quotas · recruiting station · recruiters · campaigns · drives · outreach · eligibility
volunteers
Unpaid willing workers
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
service · dedication · commitment · sacrifice · calling · motivation · idealism · duty-bound · answering the call · signing up
- Civil War Infantryfoot soldiers, riflemen, battle formations, battle lines, skirmishers
- WWI Homefrontliberty bonds, victory gardens, home front, war bonds, war mobilization
enlistmentsdischarges
Releases or sends forth
separations · dismissals · retirements · releases · mustering out
enlistmentsresignations
Formal job departures
withdrawals · departures · defections · dropouts · quits
enlistmentsconscriptions
Mandatory military service orders
drafts · impressments · press-ganging · compulsory service · mandatory service
- military enlistmentJoining armed forces voluntarily
- army enlistmentJoining armed forces voluntarily
- enlistment papersMilitary signup documents
- enlistment bonusMoney for joining armed forces
- enlistment oathSworn commitment to military duty
- compulsory enlistmentMandatory military service