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Recruitment. Is the enlisting of new soldiers to increase or replace an army’s fighting capacity. BRITAIN Concerned about numbers immediately due to a small standing army of 710,000 (reliant on Royal Navy for defence ) Voluntary armed forces until 1916
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Recruitment Is the enlisting of new soldiers to increase or replace an army’s fighting capacity. BRITAIN Concerned about numbers immediately due to a small standing army of 710,000 (reliant on Royal Navy for defence) Voluntary armed forces until 1916 By Dec 1914, 1 million had volunteered By Dec 1915, 3 million had volunteered BUT 2 million still had not…
Recruitment BRITAIN (continued) 5/8/1914: Lord Kitchener appointed Secretary of State for War & launched recruitment campaign featuring famous poster Volunteers known as Kitchener’s New Army
Recruitment BRITAIN (continued) In Oct 1915, Lord Derby appointed Director of Recruitment: all men called upon to ‘attest’ (promise) to join up when required – failed to achieve desired effect Women then targeted to persuade men to enlist in poster campaign (white feather as symbol of cowardice)
Recruitment BRITAIN (continued) Conscription introduced in Jan 1916, first for all unmarried men aged 20-41; then in May, all men aged 18-41. Created idea of ‘conscientious objectors’ – men opposed to war for pacifist/religious/ personal reasons. If genuine, they were permitted to take up non-combat roles. Those who rejected non- combat roles went to gaol.
Recruitment GERMANY Conscription in force since 1871, thus there was no need to increase voluntary recruitment.
