conscripts's Usage Examples:

In connexion with the army reform of 1901 a system of army high schools was proposed for conscripts while serving.

The personnel consists of a cadre, reserve and about 17,000 conscripts.

The conscripts were formerly trained for 90 days, but according to the law of 1901, the conscript is bound to serve in time of peace - in the infantry, position artillery, fortress artillery, fortress engineers, and the army service corps a total of 240 days; and in the cavalry, field artillery, field engineers, and field telegraph corps a total of 365 days.

Every Swedish man belongs to the conscripts (varnpligtige) between the age of 21 and 40, during which time he serves eight years in the first levy, four in the second, and eight in the reserves.

Thus, even now, 60% of the Sicilian conscripts come up for military service unable either to read or to write.

When the three provinces sent in their first contingent of conscripts in 1877, it was found that all but about sixty knew how to read and write, and succeeding contingents have kept up this high standard.

Behind these all Prussia was overrun by newly formed units, (3 rd and 4th battalions) raised from depot companies, conscripts for 1807, and old soldiers rejoining after sickness or wounds.

Early in January 1813 the senate promised that 350,000 conscripts should be enrolled; but 150,000 of them were under twenty years of age, and mobile columns had to be used to sweep in the recruits, especially in Brittany, the Netherlands and the newly annexed lands of North Germany.

These conscripts number about 2000 a year.

Conscripts of 20 years of age have to serve two years, three months each year.

Synonyms:

enlist,

Antonyms:

black, female,