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I thought に was the universal particle with 志願, but I have seen を used quite
commonly too and I wonder if there are some nuances in meaning.

> 死刑を志願した男

> 大学に志願する  
>  大学を志願する  
>  大学に入学を志願する.

> 軍隊に志願する  
>  兵役を志願する  
>  特攻隊に志願する

> 管理職に志願した男  
>  看護婦を志願する

> 田舎教師（1909）〈田山花袋〉六「小島は第一を志願するらしい」 〔嵆康‐与山巨源絶交書〕1 ([精選版
> 日本国語大辞典](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BF%97%E9%A1%98-517475))

They don't appear to differ in meaning.

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  1. I am not quite sure about this entry. So it is from a work titled 田舎教師 by 田山花袋. But what is 〔嵆康‐与山巨源絶交書〕?
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Any differences between ～に志願する and　～を志願する?
Xに志願する and Xを志願する are sometimes interchangeable, but I feel the latter has a
stronger implication of _choosing or asking for_ X from multiple options. Less
commonly, Xを志願する can mean just "to make up one's mind to become X" without
explicit request/application to some authority (を志望する is more common in this
sense, though). I don't know why but it may because it's close to を選ぶ or
を志望する.

  * 死刑を志願する  
to ask for (one's own) death penalty (instead of life imprisonment)  
(You cannot say 死刑に志願する because 死刑 is not a job/role.)

  * 落語家に弟子入りを志願する  
to ask a rakugo performer for an apprenticeship  
(You cannot say 弟子入りに志願する because it's not a job/role.)

  * 政治家を志願する  
to make up one's mind to become a politician  
(政治家 is a job name, but 政治家に志願する does not make sense because no authority can
grant this job to you.)

  * 看護師を志願する  
to apply for the job as a nurse (rather than something else) / to make up
one's mind to become a nurse  
(This makes sense only when there are multiple options.)

  * 小島は第一を志願するらしい。  
Looks like Kojima will _rather_ apply for Dai-ichi (School).  
(This is almost synonymous with 第一に志願するらしい.)
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