when did national service end

National Service in the United Kingdom officially ended with the last conscripted men entering service in November 1960. The formal call-ups ended on December 31, 1960, and the last National Serviceman was demobilized in May 1963. The end of National Service was part of a gradual reduction starting from 1957, influenced by changes in Britain's defense needs and military technology, such as the rise of nuclear deterrents, which made large conscripted armies less necessary.