My late father signed up for an artificer apprenticeship in 1941 with the RN, rather than be conscripted a couple of years later. Got to Plymouth after the big blitz there, then put in full four year… (View Post)

You could also more easily choose your arm of service, and (with some luck) your regiment/corps/speciality. The RN took very few NS, relatively speaking, for instance, so if you wanted life on the br… (View Post)

Some people on PB rushed etc, IIRC. (View Post)

Also a postwar cathedral - architecturally a decent stab at the job too IIRC. (View Post)

Nothing to avoid. Mr Obama was born in 1961, so would not have been of age in the era of conscription. (View Post)