{"id":4002,"date":"2026-03-06T15:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:52:53","slug":"heres-the-five-groups-of-people-most-likely-to-be-drafted-in-ww3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4002","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the five groups of people most likely to be drafted in WW3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Here\u2019s the five groups of people most likely to be drafted in WW3\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nthumbnail-2.png?height=576&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s been warned that Britain faces conscription within five years<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to say that 2026 has got off to an interesting start, and the prospect of World War 3 is seeming more and more real.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>After years of experts increasingly warning that Putin is preparing for war with NATO, and the US and Israel launching attacks on Iran last week, tensions have been escalating across the globe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Warnings over conscription in the UK<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Military experts have long warned that army numbers are not high enough, with former MP and ex-British Army officer Dr Mike Martin warning that conscription would be needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cWould we need to conscript? Yeah, we would. Because ultimately, we\u2019re not at a stage yet where you can replace people with drones,&#8221; he told the Big Issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a long way off from that. Drones are fine, as far as they go, but you still need people to occupy villages, hold ground, and all the rest of it. And that\u2019s not going to change for quite some time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Although Keir Starmer previously insisted that \u201cnobody is talking about conscription\u201d during an appearance on the News Agents podcast, it wasn&#8217;t that long ago that Rishi Sunak was proposing national service for all 18-year-olds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Just a few weeks ago, former defence minister Tobias Ellwood warned that the UK will have conscription &#8216;within five years&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Society in Britain is still in denial at just how dangerous our world is becoming,&#8221; he told The i Paper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;And the confirmation should now be there that America is dialling back and Russia is dialling up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Who is likely to get conscripted if WW3 kicks off?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Firstly, <strong>young and fit men <\/strong>are the most likely to get drafted in to serve, particularly those aged \u00a018 to 25. In 1939, those aged 21 and 22 were conscripted before the war had even begun. Rules then changed to include men aged 18 to 41.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Single people without kids<\/strong> are also more likely to be drafted. In WW2, people without kids were drafted first, to avoid disrupting families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Women<\/strong> are also likely to face conscription, despite previously never having been drafted for direct combat. In WW2, women aged 20 to 30 were drafted in for roles related to the war, such as nursing, munitions and auxiliary roles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Whether women would be drafted in for combat roles is still uncertain, but a recent YouGov poll said 72 per cent of Brits support women on the frontlines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Former soldiers and reservist<\/strong>s are also likely to be drafted, as they already have the training needed to get going quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>If the war really dragged on, <strong>older people<\/strong> could be drafted in, with people aged up to 51 being drafted by the end of WW2. Those aged 52 to 60 also had to take on a role in civil defence, so no one could really escape their responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Households are being urged to buy one appliance to prepare for the potential outbreak of WW3, or other mass disruptions like another pandemic, internet outages, and extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The government runs a website to prepare the public for national disruptions including war, extreme weather and cyber attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As part of its list of advice for households, people are being told to buy one crucial item \u2013 battery or wind-up radios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This is because this type of radio doesn\u2019t need power from the National Grid, which may be disrupted during a crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>You can get a wind-up radio from Amazon here for your home emergency kit. And it can be used for activities such as hiking and camping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Heres #groups #people #drafted #WW3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been warned that Britain faces conscription within five years It&#8217;s safe to say that 2026 has got off to an interesting start, and the prospect of World War 3 is seeming more and more real. 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