§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is possible for a person to have served as a national serviceman for two years without completing basic training. [176742]
§ Mr. IngramBetween 1950 and 1960, when the period of full time service was set at two years, the policy was that all national servicemen would have routinely received basic training appropriate to their service. It would therefore be highly unlikely that a national serviceman would have served two years without completing basic training.