4-F

American  

[fawr-ef, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈɛf, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. a U.S. Selective Service classification designating a person considered physically, psychologically, or morally unfit for military duty.

2. a person so classified.

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Example Sentences

That 1945 season was the final year of wartime baseball, an unusual era when many of the game’s best players were fighting overseas, forcing teams to use some men who were either too old to serve or designated 4-F — unfit for service.

From Washington Post

In 1972, his status changed to 4-F, a permanent disqualification.

From Salon

The holy grail during the Vietnam war was to become 4-F, the draft status our president, Donald Trump, achieved with a letter from a doctor confirming that he had “bone spurs” on his heels which made him ineligible for military service.

From Salon

They had nine players 34 years old or older, and their infield was made up entirely of men classified as 4-F, still fit to play baseball but not fit enough to serve in the military.

From Washington Post

“And all of a sudden I was 4-F”

From Washington Times