After the Second World War and until about 1960, National
Service was mandatory for all men aged 17 or over who were called up for a
period of two years. They went into camps and were trained to be National
Service Men (I do not think that there were any women). They learnt discipline
and respect for the law and how to help defend this country should the need
arise. I just missed it and think anyone born after 1943 would not have been
called up. There were not many ways of avoiding it although I do know someone
who took a short term commission for two and a half years and thought that a
much better option. Many men who did their National Service thought that, on
the whole, it was a good thing and that many of today’s youth could benefit
from a couple of years of structured life; what do you think?
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