He had enlisted in the Army straight out of high school and had immediately set about learning his new trade.

In April 1834, Johnston took up farming in Texas, but enlisted as a private in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence against the Republic of Mexico in 1836.

" An aluminum identification tag, the size of a silver half dollar and of suitable thickness, stamped with the name, rank, company, regiment, or corps of the wearer, will be worn by each officer and enlisted man of the Army whenever the field kit is worn, the tag to be suspended from the neck, underneath the clothing, by a cord or thong passed through a small hole in the tab.

In 1918, the Army adopted and allotted the serial number system, and name and serial numbers were ordered stamped on the identification tags of all enlisted troops.

His first film part was at the age of 13, and by the age of 25 he had appeared in 20 films and served two years as an enlisted man in the United States Army.

In 1898 Runyon enlisted in the U. S. Army to fight in the Spanish-American War.

Unable to support himself, on May 27, 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Army as a private.

He enlisted in the Army during World War I after graduating college, and again in World War II at the peak of his career, when he directed 11 documentary war films for the U. S. government's Why We Fight series, winning an Academy Award for one and a Distinguished Service Medal when the war ended.

Within four days after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Capra quit his highly successful directing career in Hollywood and enlisted as a major in the United States Army.

For instance, in the United States Army of 2009, there were only approximately 49, 000 Infantrymen out of about 565, 000 active duty enlisted personnel.

With the outbreak of World War I, Whale enlisted in the British Army and became an officer.

Although Whale had little interest in the politics behind the war, he realized that conscription was inevitable so he enlisted in the Army.

He then enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Military Police Corps.

Congress later established a system of " dual enlistment " for the National Guard, so that anyone who enlisted in the National Guard also enlisted in the U. S. Army.

Her grandfather, Russell Crawford Mitchell, of Atlanta, enlisted in the Confederate States Army in July 1861, and was later severely wounded at the Battle of Sharpsburg.

Pirsig enlisted in the United States Army in 1946 and was stationed in South Korea until 1948.

* 1912 – Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.

Upon graduating from Johnstown High School in 1945, he enlisted in the U. S. Army on October 26, 1945, and did military service in postwar Germany, where he drew comics for an Army newspaper.

Franks enlisted in the United States Army in 1965 and attended Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and received his Advanced Individual Training as a cryptologic analyst at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

In 1861, a company of male students and faculty members enlisted in the Army to fight in the American Civil War.

With the outbreak of the Civil War in the U. S., many black refugees enlisted in the Union Army and, while some later returned to Canada, many remained in the United States.

After losing the mayoral election to Fiorello La Guardia in 1941, O ' Dwyer enlisted in the US Army, achieving the rank of brigadier general.

The following year, when the U. S. entered World War I, Willkie enlisted in the Army.

For example Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. says that United States Air Force culture includes an egalitarianism bred from officers as warriors who work with small groups of enlisted airmen either as the service crew or onboard crew of their aircraft.

At the end of 1944, Kelly enlisted in the U. S. Naval Air Service and was commissioned as lieutenant junior grade.

One month after his 18th birthday on 19 May 1944 Brabham enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ).

The Kuwait Air Force numbers approximately 2, 500 officer and enlisted personnel.

Noland enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in 1942 after completing high school.

As such, the medal can be considered as " points " in some enlisted promotion systems, such as the Air Force, where it is counted as seven points ( out of a possible 25 points for decorations ).

Grissom enlisted as an aviation cadet in the United States Army Air Forces and completed an entrance exam in November 1943.

Under the HQ element are two SEAL platoons of 16 – 20 men ( two officers, 14 – 16 enlisted SEALs, and sometimes two enlisted EOD Operators ); a company-sized Combat Service Support ( CSS ) and / or Combat Support ( CS ) consisting of staff N-codes ( the Army and Marine Corps use S-codes ); N1 Administrative support, N2 Intelligence, N3 Operations, N4 Logistics, N5 Plans and Targeting, N6 Communications, N7 Training, and N8 Air / Medical.

Shortly before the Second World War, Horne enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on a part-time training scheme.

On 31 May 1940, following the outbreak of World War II, Gorton enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve.

The onset of World War II interrupted Stone's exploration of this new approach to architecture, and he enlisted in the United States Army Air Force in August 1942.

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and worked as a disc jockey before receiving a scholarship to Neighborhood Playhouse.

At the age of 17, following his graduation from Victoria Composite High School in Edmonton, Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was trained as an aerial gunner during the latter part of World War II ( but was too young to be fully trained or sent overseas ).

When the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, he left college to enlist in the U. S. Army Air Corps ; however, the Army did not call him up, and in March 1942 he enlisted as a United States Navy aviation cadet.

After Lynn's birth, Rayburn enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force and served in World War II.

After attending local segregated schools and graduating from high school, Meredith enlisted in the United States Air Force.

On September 29, 1928, LeMay enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet under the service number 6650359.

Kelley served in World War II as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces between March 10, 1943, and January 28, 1946, assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit.

Gobel enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and served as a flight instructor in AT-9 aircraft at Altus, Oklahoma and later in B-26 Marauder bombers at Frederick, Oklahoma.

By December, the " Hawaiian Air Force " had been an integrated command for slightly more than one year and consisted of 754 officers and 6, 706 enlisted men, with 233 aircraft assigned at its three primary bases: Hickam, Wheeler Field ( now Wheeler Army Airfield ), and Bellows Field ( now Bellows Air Force Station ).

At the outset of World War II, Romilly enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force ; Mitford was living in Washington D. C., and considered joining him once he was posted to England.

* Eric W. Benken, former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force # 12, the highest enlisted rank and position in the United States Air Force