National Insurance numbers and conscription
Discussion
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?
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?
doogz said:
The single letter at the end of mine is C.
My little sister's is D. My older brother's is B. Want to guess what my oldest brother's is?
Mine is D. I have no siblings. Well, two halves but as we know, that doesn't make a whole. My little sister's is D. My older brother's is B. Want to guess what my oldest brother's is?
Sounds like utter cobblers, would presume they'd start with birth years and 17 year olds and go upwards from there to the progressively less fit and able.
I'd presume there'd be a call for volunteers initially at least, rather than going straight to conscription.
ChemicalChaos said:
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?
I've heard that before too, but I took it with a pinch of salt.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?
ks, I'd say. Bluebarge said:
Sounds like total cobblers. You keep the same NI number for life so, by that theory, I will still be first in line for a call-up if I'm lucky enough to reach 85 - I'm more than half-way there, and still an "A" - Putin must be bricking it...
Nail on head.If there were to be any conscription is would be based on age, and job. Just like it was last time. Both are variables, so they wouldn't be tied to a fixed letter.
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