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enlistee

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en·list·ee  (n-lst)
n.
A person who enlists or is enlisted for service in the armed forces.
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Noun1.enlisteeenlistee - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
recruit
fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter - any new participant in some activity
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During World War II, one in seven of the total Australian population enlisted, and two thirds of enlistees (mostly men in their twenties and thirties) served overseas.
Caring for veterans by Hoare, Tony / Australian Nursing Journal
But there are some indications that the Army is relaxing its standards: The age limit for enlistment has been raised from 35 to 42, and high school dropouts made up 19 percent of new enlistees in 2006, up from 6 percent in 2003.
Is it time to bring back the draft? As the wars in Iraq and ... by Smith, Patricia / New York Times Upfront
6) Under the British, Africans--free and enslaved--were very conspicuous among colonial enlistees in the French and Indian War fought in New York.
Out of the shadows: African descendants--revolutionary combatants in ... by Williams-Myers, A.J. / Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
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