Males were forced to leave their families and their lifestyle, which they chose and made for themselves and go to war to fight even if they did not want to. Borden, after visiting Britain for a meeting of First Ministers, announced that he would be introducing the Military Services Act. This allowed him to conscript men across the country if he felt that it was necessary. Borden now had control of who was going to fight and who wasn’t, giving the people no say. The conscription had to be instituted as the casualties of the war outstripped the volunteers. Local boards that had very uneven standards controlled the conscription and dealt with all types of males from ages 18-51. Not only did this method not secure a strong army as the members were picked randomly, but it also took away the males freedoms for their say in whether they wanted to fight or not. It also made it easier for warmonger leaders to send the young males off to death, knowing it is guaranteed they have to tools to do
Males were forced to leave their families and their lifestyle, which they chose and made for themselves and go to war to fight even if they did not want to. Borden, after visiting Britain for a meeting of First Ministers, announced that he would be introducing the Military Services Act. This allowed him to conscript men across the country if he felt that it was necessary. Borden now had control of who was going to fight and who wasn’t, giving the people no say. The conscription had to be instituted as the casualties of the war outstripped the volunteers. Local boards that had very uneven standards controlled the conscription and dealt with all types of males from ages 18-51. Not only did this method not secure a strong army as the members were picked randomly, but it also took away the males freedoms for their say in whether they wanted to fight or not. It also made it easier for warmonger leaders to send the young males off to death, knowing it is guaranteed they have to tools to do