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This overlooks the existence of a Military Service Act of 1942, which provided for compulsory enlistment into the Home Guard where units of the latter were under strength. The link to the Act in the latter page connected it with the Act of 1939, this page. Also, the 1939 Act would not be allowing for women who had adopted children before a date in 1941!Cloptonson (talk) 15:49, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The lead section says "...enforced full conscription on all males between 18 and 41 who were residents in the UK...", but the Exemptions section specifies "Married women" and "Women who had one or more children 14 years old or younger living with them". Were women conscripted under this act? If so then it should say this in the lead. I think that the article is an amalgam of three acts: National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939, the National Service Act 1941 and the National Service (No 2) Act 1941. The latter two acts demand new articles. The 1941 No 2 act extended conscription to women, and it is likely that the exceptions for some women are in this act. The archivist's notes on this page are a good source: "Records of the Military Recruitment Department, 1939-1960". The National Archives.. Verbcatcher (talk) 21:10, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The source gives the impression that the second 1941 Act applied to women from 18 to 51. It seems to have applied to women from 20 to 30. As already noted, two new articles are needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.155.192.125 (talk) 16:41, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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