raw recruit

raw recruit

A man or woman who is inexperienced and newly recruited to some organization. The number of raw recruits for the police force has plummeted for the third year in a row. We're touring around various high schools across the state looking for raw recruits to join the military after they graduate. My job is to turn raw recruits into fully fledged soldiers.
See also: raw, recruit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

raw recruit

a new, inexperienced, or fresh recruit, such as someone just entering the army, navy, police, etc. These boys are nothing but raw recruits. They've never seen a gun up close!
See also: raw, recruit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • deal
  • raw deal
  • raw deal, a
  • a raw deal
  • a raw/rough deal
  • comfort girl
  • comfort woman
  • hell week
  • L2P
  • be new to the game
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EARLS A SERIES DOUBT
Matthew Modine plays a raw recruit and we follow him through horrific training sequences and then into the war zone itself.
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The book is the first in a planned trilogy by the 41-year-old and follows the military career of Marcus Sulpicius Vepitta, a raw recruit in the XIIII Gemina Legion.
Roman makes new conquests
We follow raw recruit Joker (Matthew Modine), through horrific training sequences and then into the war zone.
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Through the raw recruit's eyes, war unfolds as a series of poignant and sometimes blackly humorous episodes in scorching desert heat.
Desert Storm relived
My first trip was when I, a raw recruit straight from square-bashing at Hereford in the Royal Air Force, received a letter telling me to proceed to RAF Llandow for training as a radio operator.
Memories of a grand old line
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Raw recruit Neela has a tough first day in the ER,managing to upset Chen in the process, while renovations at the hospital and a traffic accident cause further problems.
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A raw recruit is sent to fight in the Vietnam War, but has to deal with not only enemy forces, but also a lethal feud between his platoon's two sergeants.
FILMS OF THE DAY
Thomas said: "Jamie came to us as a raw recruit four years ago but he is now a well established and talented player after helping the club win the Dr Martens Western Division title back in 2001.
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