Sentence examples for the first enlistment from inspiring English sources

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said recently that "about a quarter of entry-level candidates are too overweight to actually either enter the military or sustain themselves through the first enlistment".

The first enlistments took place on May 12, and soon scores of black men from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, the Midwest states – even Canada – had eagerly signed on.

After 3 to 5 years of commitment, many choose to stay in the Navy past their first enlistment.

General Chiarelli said that the majority of Army suicides — 60 percent — are committed during a soldier's first enlistment, typically four years, and that the most dangerous year is the first.

In 2010, General Chiarelli said that about 60 percent of Army suicides occurred during a soldier's first enlistment, typically four years, and that the most dangerous year was the first — suggesting that repeated deployments to war zones were not necessarily a major factor in suicide.

He served out his first enlistment as a Ranger.

An Arabic linguist during his first enlistment, he is thinking of learning Dari or Pashto so he can go to Afghanistan.

"People are leaving after their first enlistment because they are tired of being shot at, and their families are tired of the frequent deployments," Mr. Lisicki said in a statement after meeting the president.

I let myself relax for the first time since enlistment.

Recently enlisted patients used more health care resources in the first year after their enlistment compared to patients enlisted longer.

Recently enlisted patients with a general practice used more health care resources in the first year after their enlistment compared to patients enlisted longer.