Sentence examples for draftees from inspiring English sources

For many decades, blacks were under-represented: a legacy of the segregation of the armed forces, which was not fully ended until 1954 and which excluded black volunteers in favour of white draftees.

On board his ageing flagship, which has shapes of NATO planes stencilled on its deck, many conscripts say at least when their officers are listening that they plan to stay on after their mandatory terms.However much it is still cited by runaway draftees, dedovshchina (rule of the grandfathers) is said by the defence ministry to be waning.

But a new draft might further damage the chances of those volunteers with most to gain from military training.The draft may also damage draftees' capacity to earn money afterwards in the civilian world.

Part one is basic training, in which humanity is systematically drilled out of the draftees; under fire in part two, they learn that the only point of war is to stay alive.

Draftees can negotiate only with the team that chooses them.

Draftees cannot be deployed abroad.

Draftees were chosen by lottery.

Although draftees made up only 25 percent of the U.S. military, they accounted for more than half of the army's battle deaths.

One example is the military draft, which largely shifts the cost of mobilizing troops from the government to the draftees, who could be employed at a higher rate of pay elsewhere.

Because of their low wages, often less than $500 a year, they were particularly antagonized by the federal provision allowing more affluent draftees to buy their way out of the Federal Army for $300.

For example, draftees were required to serve only two years, whereas those who volunteer stay in uniform much longer on average.