Verb (used without object) : He decided to enlist in the Marines. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to enlist men for the army. ,They enlisted us to serve as ushers at the meeting. From Dictionary.com.
In the fall of 1948 I again enlisted in Aviation Cadets for pilot training. From Wordnik.com. [Trautman, Konrad W.] Reference
In march of 1968 he once again enlisted not informing the Marine Corps that he had enlisted 3 times prior. From Wordnik.com. [christian dickerson 01] Reference
Laying the entire affair on the shoulders of NCOs and lower enlisted is an intolerable cover up of military misbehavior. From Wordnik.com. [Bust the Brass] Reference
Big difference between doubling the F22 procurement and better medical care for wounded troops or payraises to retain enlisted men. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Defense Spending Going Up, Up and Away] Reference
The enlisted were the scapegoats of Gen. Miller and others. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
My friend who you don’t want to believe in enlisted in national guard in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » FACT CHECK: The State of the National Guard] Reference
Of course he doesn't really explain how 63% of Americans who oppose the idea enlisted in this campaign of demonization. From Wordnik.com. [Verum Serum] Reference
8Gaskin enlisted in the Marine Corps at seventeen, lying about his age in order to escape the authority of his parents. From Wordnik.com. [Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583] Reference
For instance, in one scene, a wounded enlisted soldier repeatedly calls his enlisted squad leader (a Staff Sergeant) "sir.". From Wordnik.com. [Paul Rieckhoff: Stop-Loss: Another Hollywood Iraq Film Misses the Mark] Reference
Draft Card and again enlisted in the Marines. From Wordnik.com. [christian dickerson 01] Reference
You don't have to call me sir … I was "enlisted" once. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Machines "enlisted" with infection vectors like worms (last lecture). From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Dietrich's problems started long before he enlisted. From Wordnik.com. [‘He Should Never Have Gone to Iraq’] Reference
After graduation, Fernandez enlisted in the Foreign Service. From Wordnik.com. [Voice of America] Reference
Speedo also enlisted NASA to do tests on drag-reducing fabrics. From Wordnik.com. [Making a Splash] Reference
Ali Mohamed was a former Egyptian Army officer who enlisted in the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To September 11] Reference
The offenders hold every enlisted rank and include at least some officers. From Wordnik.com. [Rape In The Ranks] Reference
Long after that, my own baby brother enlisted and ended up fighting in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Starting With a Good Story] Reference
He was a good leader, especially beloved by enlisted men, and certainly no coward. From Wordnik.com. [Why Medals Matter] Reference
Germany enlisted France to join in a walkout if Poland and Spain did not back down. From Wordnik.com. [Kick The Can, Please!] Reference
Figley's manly nonchalance is not unusual among the enlisted men of the Second Brigade. From Wordnik.com. [Fear At The Front] Reference
One such fighter allegedly enlisted by Hassoun seems to fit the description of Padilla. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Ties?] Reference
"The industry enlisted the best talent available," says Jackler, a head and neck surgeon. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of Pure Poppycock] Reference
Then he re-enlisted in World War II, when he was 45, and David and his brother were young. From Wordnik.com. [A War Reporter’s Last Great Dispatch] Reference
For the Billings job, Gonzalez enlisted a friend named Pamela Long Wiggins, authorities say. From Wordnik.com. [Murder in the Panhandle] Reference
And they enlisted a former Reagan speechwriter to help craft an uplifting Inaugural address. From Wordnik.com. [California: From Terminator To Communicator?] Reference
Army Falconer, N. Y.Stone enlisted because he had trouble finding suitable work in civilian life. From Wordnik.com. [Fallen Comrades] Reference
Though he was a college graduate, Wade enlisted in the Army in 1984 to improve his job prospects. From Wordnik.com. [Fallen Comrades] Reference
Staff Sgt. Wayne "Smitty" Smith, my enlisted aide, would ask, "Sir, what do you want for supper?". From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf] Reference
While the generals wined and dined, Franks went back to amiably jawing with a senior enlisted man. From Wordnik.com. [Bulking Up For Baghdad] Reference
When World War I broke out, Spencer enlisted in the medical corps but also served in the infantry. From Wordnik.com. [Love Affair, With Paint] Reference
A 20-year-old, newly married with a baby on the way, Grubb enlisted the day after the 9-11 attacks. From Wordnik.com. [Fear At The Front] Reference
Palmer, who had recently re-enlisted in the Army, was killed in combat along the Iraq-Kuwait border. From Wordnik.com. [Fallen Comrades] Reference
Though she never enlisted, Deborah Ramsaur, 45, loved the Army and her job as a secretary in the Pentagon. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Lives] Reference
In the closing months of World War II, when I was 14, I lied about my age and enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marine. From Wordnik.com. [Remembrances Of A Teenage Warrior] Reference
Melford Collins, 34 Specialist U.S. Army Uhland, TexasWhen Collins couldn't find steady work as a carpenter, he re-enlisted. From Wordnik.com. [Fallen Comrades] Reference
He has enlisted Xerox, Swiss cosmetics giant Avina and the World Bank as CDI's "partners" (he doesn't like to call them sponsors). From Wordnik.com. [Brazil's Junkyard Angel] Reference
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