National Service Act 1963

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends gptkb:National_Service_Act_1964
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:citizens_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
military readiness
post-war society
youth culture of the 1960s
social change in the 1960s
Cold_War_tensions
British_conscription_history
gptkbp:controversy necessity of conscription
public opposition to conscription
gptkbp:criticism inequitable conscription practices
gptkbp:disbanded 1973
gptkbp:duration two years of service
gptkbp:effectiveDate April 1963
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:National_Service_Act_1967
gptkbp:enforces local recruitment offices
gptkbp:goal to maintain armed forces strength
gptkbp:historicalContext UK's_military_obligations
military_conscription_in_the_UK
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped future military legislation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance shaped military policy
conscription_debates_in_the_UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Service Act 1963
gptkbp:impact young men
military recruitment
mandatory conscription
gptkbp:influencedBy international relations
post-war reconstruction efforts
political climate of the 1960s
social attitudes towards military service
Cold_War_military_strategy
gptkbp:legacy voluntary military service
gptkbp:mandates medical conditions
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:National_Service_(Armed_Forces)_Act_1951
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:post-World_War_II_Britain
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
gptkbp:publicPerception mixed reactions
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the national service of individuals
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests
gptkbp:relatedPatent defense spending
gptkbp:relatedTo military service
civil rights movements
defense policy
military training programs
defense reforms
British_military_history
gptkbp:successor gptkb:National_Service_Act_1967
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1963