In the face of increasing army casualties, however, and the realization that the war was not going to end as quickly as the politicians had promised, “recruiting became less a matter of entreaty, more a matter of pressure, ” comments war historian Alan Lloyd.
لذلك ،‏ في آذار (‏ مارس )‏ ١٩١٦ ولأول مرة في التاريخ البريطاني ،‏ أُجبر الرجال العزّاب على الالتحاق بالقوات المسلحة .‏