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Tim Roll-Pickering[_2_] · April 11th 15, 10:18 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:

Until the early 60s most male students (other than medics) were older
because they had to do National Service first.

I don't think that's true

I used to work with (actually was managed by) a guy who had done his
degree
first and was then "eligible" for National Service.

ISTR that it was some of those who were the last to do National
Service and had to do so after the date it had stopped for those who
had not been called up by the time it ended at the end of 1960,
Those who had been allowed to defer it when called up to complete
their studies were not let off and had to fulfil the requirement.

ISTR reading that National Service could call at any point. The universities
hated it because students could get called up mid year, creating chaos for
courses and planning places for the following year. The deferral may have
been introduced to filter out this problem.

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