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The phrase "about to be conscripted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who is on the verge of being drafted into military service.
Example: "He was anxious, knowing he was about to be conscripted into the army."
Alternatives: "on the verge of being drafted" or "soon to be enlisted."
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When Kum left in October 2001, he was 18 and about to be conscripted into the army, a million-strong force charged with maintaining the country's internal security.
Walter Lange, the great-grandson of Ferdinand, was about to be conscripted to work in an East German uranium mine, when he fled to the West.
The crunch came when he was about to be conscripted into the military and realised that if he stopped music for any length of time he would not be able to catch up.
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Meanwhile, Macedonians continued to be conscripted into the JNA and serve in the war in Croatia.
Fearing their sons will be conscripted, the family emigrates to New York in 1913.
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He fled China to avoid being conscripted, moving to Singapore in 1946 at 29.
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