Questions tagged [conscription]
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Did more Puerto Ricans soldiers really die in Vietnam War than from any state?
The Puerto Rican church seems to say so:
In this letter to former President Trump, Roberto O. Gonzalez Nieves, archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, says:
More Puerto Rican soldiers died in the ...
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How does a country's military decide where to place draftees? [closed]
Something I've wondered about for some time is where countries that have a military draft place draftees. For example, in WW II, when many countries were at war and many had drafts after the ...
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What was the military age in Romania between the world wars?
In order to understand some facts in my family’s history I am trying to figure out what was the military age in Romania between the world wars.
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Were doctors who were drafted in the 1950/1960 years, compelled to take an officer's oath of allegiance?
Anyone who's ever watched M*A*S*H, knows that many of the doctors there, didn't want to be there, and had been drafted. Then I recently ran across this (non-official) article, which says
Officers on ...
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Why would silk underwear disqualify you from the United States military draft?
I recently encountered a post by Kerry Callan where he provided a pictorial image from the September 1966 issue of Esquire magazine of conditions that will exempt you from the draft.
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What was the extent of military conscription by the German Army during World War 2? [closed]
I have three questions about this that I hope people can help me out with:
How many soldiers were conscripted in total (in all countries)?
What was punishment like if you refused?
How many conscripts ...
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What jobs exempted one from being conscripted in the UK during World War 2? [closed]
During the Second World War, what jobs in the United Kingdom meant that their holders were exempt from being called up for military service?
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How could someone avoid US military service in the early 1950's?
I have been trying to find information on what could be legitimate deferments for military service during the 50's in the US that don't involve draft dodging. I am a writer and working on a project ...
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Were Communists drafted for the Vietnam war?
Given that it wasn't illegal to be a member of a Communist party in the US, how did the military handle draftees who might be sympathetic to North Vietnam? Were men who were members of the Communist ...
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Did Britain call up veterinarians in World War Two?
My question is inspired by the final episode of "All Creatures Great and Small" where James Herriot gets his call up letter to fight for Britain in World War Two. My question is: was this realistic? I ...
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Were there ever instances of sailors pressed into British service in Europe ending up in the Caribbean?
I am working on a story in which I wanted to include a character who was pressed into the British Navy in 1790's England, and ended up on a ship headed to the Caribbean. This is a pretty integral ...
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How many ministerial deferments were there during WWII for the United States?
How many, or what percentage of eligible inductees were excused by way of a 2-D or 4-D during WWII?
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Why were the Irish exempt from conscription during WWI?
During the first world war all of Ireland was within the United Kingdom.
In C. S. Lewis's autobiographical book Surprised by Joy he says that as an Irishman (from Belfast) he was exempt from ...
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