A little while ago I was trying to explain to a member of the younger generation what "National Service" was. I explained that it was compulsory, no ifs or buts, provided you passed the medical. I went on to explain that the only way out of it was to register as a "Conscientious Objector" but it wasn't just a case of saying you were, you had to convince the authorities that you were. I explained that if you refused to do "National Service" you were liable to be arrested and sent to prison. The answer that I got from the " member of the younger generation" was "I would rather go to prison than go in the army and I think there are a lot of people with the same view nowadays.