Pecáut states that new recruits entered the guerrilla army and its urban militia units during the period, also claiming that FARC did not stop kidnapping and continued to target regional politicians for assassination.

In 1978, the first female recruits entered basic training at Fort Dix.

In Japanese companies, new recruits enter directly out of high school or college.

And the recruits entered into the spirit of the occasion and roared with laughter as they smeared each other with the sticky butter.

Norman Siegel, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, and Beth Haroules, the lawyer with the group who handled the case, looked on as the recruits entered the auditorium for their swearing-in.

With more than 60,000 new recruits, from a variety of backgrounds, entering the Army every year, commanders say they end up teaching values as much as military tactics.

The Police Cadet scheme continues to operate in Scotland, with recruits typically entering the scheme aged 16 and serving for two years, before progressing to the regular police force.

Just over 5,000 new recruits entered boot camp in May.

Some recruits, due to the sensitivity of their position or their personalities not being appropriate for cell leadership, might not enter cells but be run as singletons, perhaps by other than the recruiting case officer.

Under the program, "low-aptitude recruits" - those scoring below a normal cutoff on the Armed Forces Qualification Test - entered the service with promises of traditional and remedial skill training.