muster in
Enter military service
To muster in is to formally enroll someone in military service, the opposite of muster out.
The term comes from muster, the assembly of troops for inspection or roll call.
He was mustered in at Fort Bragg in January 1943.
The phrase appears most often in historical contexts, particularly Civil War records.
- enrollFormally join a program
- recruitNew member sought
- enlistJoin armed forces
- join upEnter into service
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
draft · swearing-in · sworn in · levy · oath-taking · raise · inscribe · join · enter · induction · roll call · conscription · sign up · sign on the dotted line · registration · assembly · documentation · orientation
military enlistment status
muster inmuster out
Formally discharge from service
discharge · separate · demobilize · deactivate · dismiss