Sentence examples for further enlistment from inspiring English sources

The performance of the 54th Regiment at Fort Wagner convinced many Northern leaders that African Americans could be good soldiers, which paved the way for further enlistment of African Americans in the war effort.

Word of Arnold's approach resulted in further militia enlistments, increasing the ranks to 1,200 or more.

In the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the protocol provided a legal framework to prevent the further abduction or enlistment of children into armed conflict.

He does this on the ground that the bill is too generous and may discourage re-enlistment, further weakening the military he has done so much to break.

Service men were allocated two points for each year of age based on their age at enlistment and a further two points for each month of service if they did not have dependent children or three points if they did.

In August 1862, the Army asked Young to permit the re-enlistment of Lot Smith's men, evidently for further service outside the territory.

Pierson declined to re-enlist after his three-year term of enlistment expired in 1864.

More graduates may instead seek further training or try to join the military, although the standards for enlistment are rising, too, and not all graduates are taken.

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.

Military enlistment was measured using a single-item question asking if youth had enlisted in the military since random assignment.

Enlistment lines stretched round the block.