(~s)
1.
Enlistment is the act of joining the army, navy, marines, or air force.
Canadians seek ~ in the US Marines because they don’t see as much opportunity in the Canadian armed forces.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
2.
Enlistment is the period of time for which someone is a member of one of the armed forces.
At the end of my term of ~ I decided to return to civilian life.
= service
N-VAR