This question is asked quite frequently these last few years and no doubt there are arguments for and against this question. It has also been the subject of many debates following the riots in the UK in August 2011.

Many millions of British of the older generation of men have done national service and served their country with distinction. They served throughout World War 2, Korea, Malaya, Palestine, Kenya, Cyprus, Germany, and Africa etc.

For instance over 300 British servicemen lost their lives in Cyprus in the fifties and early sixties most of these were national servicemen.

The national servicemen of yesteryear were certainly a different breed of men, than the present day men.

The men who had to do national service all those years ago were originally called up at the outbreak of World War 2 when Great Britain was in grave danger.

National service continued for another fifteen years after the end of World War 2, when each man called up had to do firstly eighteen months service. The length of service was raised to two years due to the Korean War.

You may ask what you mean by a different breed of man, they are all the same. Well I assure you they are not.

The lads of yesteryear mostly came from poor homes where their father went to work for poor wages and their mother cooked, cleaned the house and looked after the children.

Over 80% of the people didn’t have a bathroom just a tin bath brought in usually on Friday night. The brick toilet was outside in the backyard the paper used was the day before newspaper. The bedroom for the children was shared with two in a bed for brothers and sisters depending on the size of the family.

The only wardrobe was in your parent’s room, the children’s wardrobe was a hook screwed to the back of the bedroom door. The heating in the house was just one-coal fire, which was usually lit before the children got up.

Family life was quite loving, with no television to distract conversation, but most houses had a radio.

One was made to respect elders, neighbours etc, it was always Mr and Mrs when talking to neighbours; it was no Jim, Tom and Maggie.

When your time came to be called up for National Service whether you were eighteen or twenty one, you knew it had to be done.

No one was looking forward to doing two years in the forces while just entering the prime of ones .....

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