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National Service

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Linda

Linda Report 17 Sep 2007 11:20

Hi
Can anyone tell me how old you had to be to do National Service?, Could you do National Service in the Navy? and how old did you have to be to join the Navy to carry out your 2yrs service.
Many thanks
Linda

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Sep 2007 11:30

lads were called up at 18. i believe you could say which service you would like to go in because my bro joined the RAF for his national service

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Linda

Linda Report 17 Sep 2007 11:38

Thanks Shirley, thats really helpfull

David

David Report 17 Sep 2007 12:48

Basic age was 18yrs but you could be "deferred" if you were training for spesific jobs. You normally did two years but if you opted for the navy you had to do three years.It finished around 1957 but of course there were still national servicemen around until 1960s.

Linda

Linda Report 17 Sep 2007 15:11

Thanks David did not know you had to do 3yrs in the Navy
Linda