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The National Service (Conscription,draft) in Great Britain ended on 31 December 1960.
But what if was abolished many years after (said in 1973)?
Which consequences could have the continuation of the conscription on the British young generations in 60s?

Ringo Starr has been talking about how the end of national service in Britain actually made it possible for to exist. The Legendary drummer from one of the greatest bands our world has ever seen has claimed that the reason for the huge pop explosion in the 60’s was only made possible because people no longer had to join the army.
Starr said “We were the first generation that didn’t go into the army,” he also added “I missed the call up by, like, 10 months, and so we were allowed, as these teenagers, not to be regimented and turn into these musicians.”
Ringo Starr has always said things how it is, he said that he was not that good of a drummer when he first started out, just shows you what a little practice can do. Starr said “The first band I was in, you were in if you had an instrument; it wasn’t a requirement to be able to play and I couldn’t play. I’d got this kit of drums, I had no sense of time. I was just hitting these things and going faster and faster… That’s how I started.”
I also have my own views on national service, the reason why much of the UK is in the state it is in is because of the youth of today. The thing is they leave school that is if they ever went to school and just go on to the doll without bothering to get a job. If the country brought back national service for those who do not have a job that would give then two choices, get as job or enter national service and teach them right from wrong while earning the money they scrounge.
http://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20...ingo-starr-talks-national-service-in-britain/

So,nothing Beatles,Rolling Stones,"British invasion"?
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