Five vital jobs that will not be conscripted in UK if World War Three breaks outFrom May, under-25s will have the opportunity to embark upon a new gap year military programme amid chilling global developments. And so, in the face of World War III, would your job make you too valuable an asset for conscription? During World War II, key workers who were essential to maintaining the nation's infrastructure were exempt from conscription, including bakers, farmers, doctors, nurses, and engineers. ‌In World War II, males aged between 20 and 22 were initially called up for conscription in 1939, as much as six months before hostilities actually commenced. But the moment war was declared, the age bracket was swiftly widened to encompass all men aged 18 to 41.

Source: Daily Mirror January 03, 2026 15:33 UTC