Sentence examples for upon enlistment from inspiring English sources

In 1997, he joined the K.L.A. Upon enlistment, he said, he went off to train with the French Foreign Legion.

There were young women with pierced lips (the studs will come out upon enlistment) and men with skullcaps and prayer fringes who danced in a circle among themselves.

When I took the oath that every military service member takes upon enlistment, I did not swear to "protect and defend" the national anthem or the flag or the Statue of Liberty, long may she stand.

Higher recruitment rates were seen in Wales and Scotland, though in the case of the Welsh and Irish, political tensions tended to "put something of a blight upon enlistment".

Upon earning the Mitchell Award and the grade of cadet second lieutenant, a cadet is eligible for promotion the rank of airman first class (E-3) upon enlistment in the United States Air Force.

Upon enlistment, recruits are asked to undergo a chest x-ray, a routine physical examination and a tuberculin skin testing (TST).

During the Civil War, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton promised a Medal of Honor to every man in the 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who extended his enlistment beyond the agreed-upon date.

Upon completing his term of enlistment, he studied art at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Upon separation from the military, my enlistment secured a lifetime of healthcare services, courtesy of the Department of Veteran Affairs.

For the purposes of determining entitlement to reenlistment bonus or to travel and transportation allowances upon discharge, all such extensions of an enlistment are considered one continuous extension.

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