Sentence examples for enlistment served from inspiring English sources

Our moves from place to place during his enlistment served as our family vacations.

Despite his wife's pleading and the death of their infant son soon after his enlistment, Lucius served throughout the war, rising to the rank of first sergeant in Company M of the 4th Indiana Cavalry.

Most prominently, and tragically, the pro football player Pat Tillman was heard through his enlistment to serve and his subsequent death in Afghanistan.

He finished his enlistment by serving in Japan, and on 27 October 1953 he was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House with President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

On the basis of the three-year standard of enlistment, about 1,556,000 soldiers served in the Federal armies, and about 800,000 men probably served in the Confederate forces, though spotty records make it impossible to know for sure.

"The most important difference between our two approaches is that Senator Webb offers veterans who served one enlistment the same benefits as those offered veterans who have re-enlisted several times.

The Cardwell Reforms of 1868 1872 had abolished the purchase of commissions, professionalising the officer corps, and reformed the system of enlistment so that recruits now served for six years with the colours and then a further six years liable for reserve service.

An additional security questionnaire has been part of the enlistment process, the officials said.

It ensures fairness in the enlistment process and deliberated defense policies.

Keep you parents involved every step of your enlistment process.

While many of my fellow marines did come from humble backgrounds, and certainly were happy to accept re-enlistment bonuses, they would have served anyway.