draftee

as in conscript
a person forced or required to enroll in military service the massive mobilization required draftees to be rushed through training

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Noun
  • The average Russian soldier’s salary is now close to $2,000 a month, twice the national average and four times the overall average in the dozens of regions that have contributed the most conscripts.
    ALEXANDER GABUEV, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Kovalenko, who writes the Ukraine Decoded substack newsletter, told Newsweek that mid-level commanders were responsible for discipline in their units and should be held accountable for violations of the law, but the real issue remains the low morale and patriotism of recent conscripts.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • That may still be true, but Forefront was most certainly at the forefront of FBI's finale, nearly pulling off a coup that would've put it (and the group's recruits inside the Bureau) at the head of the agency.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • Organizations are forced to compete for top-tier recruits, and a lengthy search for the right person means key positions end up sitting vacant.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Draftee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draftee. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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