National Insurance numbers and conscription

National Insurance numbers and conscription

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ChemicalChaos

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Monday 19th January 2015
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Just had an interesting conversation in the bank whilst filling out my NI number on a form. According to the.financial advisor chap, the single letter at the end of your number denotes the order/priority in which you would be conscripted in the event of another total world war. A would be the first set called up, then B etc.
Although it sounded plausible, having tried to Google it there is nothing butn supposition about it online. Also, my number as a 23 year old male ends in the same letter as my 58 year old mother, which seems unlikely if it is to do with conscription priority.

Can anyone confirm or refute this theory with an evidence based link?