Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
national security concerns
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| gptkbp:allows |
deferment for education
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
male_citizens_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:post-World_War_II_Britain
Cold_War_tensions |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons debate over conscription vs. voluntary service |
| gptkbp:createdBy |
military service exemptions
national service records opportunities for women in support roles reservist opportunities |
| gptkbp:criticism |
impact on personal freedoms
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
end of conscription in 1960
|
| gptkbp:duration |
two years of service
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1960 |
| gptkbp:enforces |
local recruitment offices
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:National_Service_Training_Corps
military service obligations framework for future conscription laws |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Service Act 1957
|
| gptkbp:impact |
young men aged 18 to 26
increased_military_personnel_during_the_Cold_War |
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for conscientious objectors
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
post-war military structure
public opinion on military service subsequent military policies youth culture in the 1950s British_military_strategy British_defense_policy British_foreign_policy. |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
World_War_II_experiences
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
similar legislation in other countries
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
discussions on military ethics
increased international military cooperation increased military technology development changes in military training programs changes in military recruitment strategies increased government spending on defense increased public awareness of military service formation_of_the_Territorial_Army |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1948
|
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
post-war reconstruction efforts
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the conscription of men for military service
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
British_military_history
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
National_Service
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
voluntary enlistment system
|
| gptkbp:requires |
medical examinations for conscripts
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased military readiness
formation of veterans' organizations greater emphasis on military training greater focus on military readiness greater public engagement with military issues increased military diversity |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
military leaders
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1957
|