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- WI no Salutary Neglect policy for the 12 13 Colonies from 1690 on . . .
The British Army and Navy did have informal conscription such as British Army recruiting Sergeants getting poor young lads drunk st the local pup then putting the " Kings Shilling" in their hand when they passed out and thats good enough to have the honor and duty to serve God and Country Click to expand
- Conscription or Volunteer: which is better? - History Forum
Generally speaking a man who volunteers to serve is going to be a better soldier than one who was forced into it There are always exceptions of course, and individual conscripts can be just as brave or dedicated as a volunteer, but all other things being equal (training, equipment, ect) units composed entirely of volunteers are going to be more combat effective than units primarily composed
- Which Country in Europe had the most meritocratic army during the times . . .
By 1796 the overall army numbers had been much reduced mainly by desertion (from a high of around 900,000 ( a larger peak was avoided as the process of conscription took a long time) to maybe 400,000 what exactly is counted as in the amry with various organizations is not clear) some say they were volunteers in the sense they had chosen the
- WW1 Australia conscription and social class - History Forum
When Hughes ran his conscription campaign in 1916-1917 Australia, it seemed that his supporters were mostly of the Upper and Middle class instead of the working class So my question is: why was this the case? Didn't the upper and middle class provide officers who had very high casualties? So
- Length of Army vs Marine Corps tours in Vietnam - History Forum
The way I understand it, is that a Army infantryman served 12 months in country per tour of duty Their Marine counterparts served an additional month of duty, totaling 13 months Why the difference? One-upmanship?
- How did conscription work in Prussia in 1870? - History Forum
Can anyone explain or point me to some resources on the actual mechanics of the conscription process in Prussia during the Franco-German War of 1870-71? I have a 4xgreat grand uncle named Conrad Schmidt who was drafted into the Prussian Army during that war, and I am trying to figure out how he
- How did Prussia become an army with a state rather than a state with an . . .
The Israelis actually copied King Fredrick's military conscription policy of all males do three years of full time military service , then one month of reserve training in a combat unit untill age 35 followed from age 35 to 55 in a support unit
- Class Breakdown of the Russian Army (1700-1870)?
The problem was that the Russian conscription was of the old type ("recruit obligation") and the rapid increase of the army was impossible, there was not a trained reserve in the country: after 25 years of the service a soldier was unfit for the military service
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