| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New trainees (8) | ||
| Brings on board | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 04 Jul 2025 |
| Gets others to do the fighting (8) | ||
| Hires new soldiers (8) | ||
| New enlistees | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Enlists | The Times Concise | 02 Jul 2021 |
| Enlists | The Telegraph Quick | 16 Apr 2020 |
| They may be raw | The Washington Post | 15 Dec 2017 |
| They may be raw | LA Times Daily | 15 Dec 2017 |
| They may be raw | ||
| Newbies about to join short voyage needing time to settle in | The Times Cryptic | 20 Apr 2015 |
| New faces on bases | ||
| New faces on bases | ||
| New members | ||
| New arrivals at camp | ||
| They start out raw | ||
| Signs up | ||
| New faces on bases | ||
| Navy newbies | ||
| Inductees | ||
| Fresh meat for a sergeant? | ||
| Combine figures |