preinduction

adjective

pre·​in·​duc·​tion ˌprē-in-ˈdək-shən 

variants or pre-induction

: occurring before an induction

… Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward will be inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Association Hall of Fame. … The Iowa native made all the right noises when the association handed him his plaque at a preinduction ceremony.

—The Philadelphia Inquirer

… his draft board reclassified him 1-A, saying that he couldn't be declared blind until he had taken a preinduction physical examination for the armed forces.

—Los Angeles Times

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above