mustering in
Entering military service
Mustering in is the formal process of enrolling someone into military service, making them an official member of the armed forces.
The term comes from muster, meaning to assemble troops for inspection or roll call.
When soldiers are mustered in, they take oaths, sign documents, and become subject to military law and regulations.
The recruits were mustered in at the processing center before being sent to basic training.
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- oath-takingFormal vow ceremony
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
signing up · joining up · rallying · commissioning · certification · induction · authorization · formalization · recruitment · summoning · documentation · initiation · deployment · reporting for duty · active duty · boot camp · mobilization · convening
mustering inmustering out
Release from military service
discharge · discharging · separation · demobilization · demobilizing
mustering indispersing
Spreading widely apart
disbanding · scattering · dismissing · demobilizing · breaking up