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- verb Present participle of
reenlist .
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Examples
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And we also heard about people who had - soldiers who have been discharged under Don't Ask, Don't Tell who were reenlisting today.
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However, there are even times when reenlisting makes sense if you understand how the military works.
Did the Marines Die for Absolute Power? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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If our soldiers have such a problem with our military policies, why do they keep on reenlisting?
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If our soldiers have such a problem with our military policies, why do they keep on reenlisting?
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Now bonuses are higher due to a war and people are reenlisting because the transition is much harder to the civilian world.
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Rumors and press reports undermined this effort by suggesting, in the words of one worried mother, that the Army was recruiting women of "low moral character" to gratify male soldiers 'sexual desires. 43 Fear for her good reputation and marital future might discourage an auxiliary from reenlisting or a civilian woman from volunteering, and servicemen ensured that women made this connection between marriage and military service.
Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II 2008
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Maybe he's in Iraq or Afghanistan (even though he grew to detest the war, he considered reenlisting because he felt it's what he deserved).
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As it was, all he talked about when he got back was reenlisting.
The Whisperers John Connolly 2010
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At best, opponents of the military's gay ban hope they can start reenlisting during the first quarter of next year.
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As it was, all he talked about when he got back was reenlisting.
The Whisperers John Connolly 2010
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