national service was abolished in the uk on 31 december 1960.
when was national service abolished in the uk?
31 december 1960
in october 1950, in response to the british involvement in the korean war, the service period was extended to two years. to compensate the reserve period was reduced by six months.





















































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national service ended gradually from 1960. in november 1960 the last men entered service, as call-ups formally ended on 31 december 1960, and the last national servicemen left the armed forces in may 1963.





















































section::::support for reintroduction.





















































in 2015 prince harry made a call for bringing back the national service. 





















































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bullet::::- national service in the united kingdom
national service act 1948
the national service training programme, or program latihan khidmat negara (plkn), known locally as the khidmat negara ("national service") was malaysia's national service program under the barisan nasional government. the programme was handled by the national service training department, or "jabatan latihan khidmat negara" (jlkn) under the ministry of defence (mindef). the conscripts are 18-year-old youths that are selectively drafted. the three-month program, which started in december 2003, began as way to encourage friendship between youths of certain ages from different races and ethnic groups and address concerns that the country's multi-ethnic and multi-cultural groups who were seen of "becoming increasingly isolated from one another". this program was halted for one year in 2015 due to the federal government's efforts to cut spending. the program was reintroduced as plkn 2.0 in 2016, with participation to be made fully optional by 2019. on 13 august 2018, youth and sports minister syed saddiq abdul rahman from the new federal government under pakatan harapan announced that the national civics bureau and national service programmes were abolished.
national service training programme (malaysia)