What UK conscription would REALLY look like and how it could work: The ages and other requirements needed for a military call-up amid general's demand for a 'citizen army'

Citizens in Ukraine, Russia and Israel must serve in the military for a period British Army Chief, General Sir Patrick Sanders, warned this week that the UK should train and equip a 'citizen army' to ready the country for a potential land war. Conscription was first introduced between 1916 and 1920 - during the Fist World War - unmarried men from the ages of 16 to 40 were summoned serve King and country If they were in a particular career, which could help war efforts, or suffered from mental or physical issues, they were exempt from serving Unlike the aforementioned groups, pregnant women were liable to conscription however in reality they were never summoned to serve. Mandatory national service continued after the Second World War until 1960 What would conscription look like now? During the Second World War unmarried and childless women were required to serve their country via National Service. However in World War II, the introduction of the National Service Act brought women under the banner of conscription.