National Service Act 1950

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_Affairs
gptkb:National_Service_Association
gptkbp:amends gptkb:National_Service_(Armed_Forces)_Act_1951
gptkbp:appliesTo male_citizens_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:post-World_War_II_Britain
gptkbp:consequences social_changes_in_Britain
gptkbp:controversy parliamentary discussions
gptkbp:culturalImpact depictions in media
gptkbp:disbanded 1963-12-31
gptkbp:duration 18 months
gptkbp:effectiveDate 1951-01-01
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1960
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
gptkbp:goal to maintain a standing army
gptkbp:governs increased recruitment efforts
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:historical_analysis impact on military structure
studies on conscription effects
impact_on_British_society
gptkbp:historicalContext post-war reconstruction efforts
Cold_War_tensions
gptkbp:historicalPeriod effectiveness of conscription
morality of conscription
gptkbp:historicalSignificance established conscription in peacetime
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Service Act 1950
gptkbp:impact increased military personnel
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy debate on military service obligations
gptkbp:legislation introduced_in_House_of_Commons
gptkbp:mandates medical conditions
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Air_Force
Army
gptkbp:militaryService veteran support programs
gptkbp:notableEvent Military Service Act 1939
gptkbp:opening_hours 1.5 years
gptkbp:politicalParty youth engagement in politics
gptkbp:publicAccess military readiness
mixed opinions
recruitment drives
conscription vs. volunteer service
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the national service of persons in the armed forces
gptkbp:region inspired similar laws in other countries
gptkbp:relatedEvent military parades
veteran commemorations
recruitment fairs
gptkbp:relatedPatent defense policy
gptkbp:relatedTo conscription
gptkbp:replacedBy voluntary enlistment policy
gptkbp:significantEvent introduction of conscription
gptkbp:successor gptkb:National_Service_Act_1960
gptkbp:targets young men aged 18 to 26
gptkbp:training basic military training
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1950-12-01