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Recruiting parties from the British Army would coerce men to join the various Regiments by offering them a shilling to sign up. This was often at the bottom of a glass of beer ! The rewards offered were rather different from what the recruit often found to be his experience. Nonetheless the Army was supplied with men on a regular basis to fight the kings enemies..... To Take the Shilling is to join the Army. To sign on. Shoulders back, chin up... Lovely boy, lovely boy ! (Windsor Davies in It ain't 'alf hot, Mum !)
It depends on what you apply to join, each core of the army has it's own waiting list, some more than others, some area's are very short on recruits and will get you into the army quicker.
There were no Indian kings. Only under the British raj did a single entity come to exist.
The army is always accepting new recruits. Contact your local recruiting officer.
'The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry' (an English based regiment of the british army)
It's main help to them was that as a result of the anger of people at the British Army for what had happened, the IRA got a lot of new recruits and supporters.
About 1651 was the start- it officially stopped in 1879. However, the term "To take the Queen's shilling" is still unofficially used today (including in the US) for enlisting in the military service. "If you take the Queen's shilling, and eat the Queen's biscuit, be prepared to do the Queen's work."
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No because celebrity recruits are no longer allowed.
The origin of "Bob" referring to the Shilling is uncertain, and possibly originates in another language where the foreign word is mispronounced. The origin of any slang term is often lost in the mists of time. There are many theories:It could be connected with Sir Robert "Bob" Walpole speculating that the "Kings' Shilling" was given to army recruits. (This is possibly the most likely origin since the timing is about right.)There is the potential for words games such as the abbreviation of the mintmasters title, "Lord of Sillabawby," and allowing for regional accents.There is a possibility of it referring to "church bell-ringing," a "Bob" being a set of changes rung on bells. There is a lengthy explanation on this going back to an association with an early German word meaning "ring (as a bell)," the same word being the root word for Shilling.
Yes. Like any army they would have requirements for recruits to meet and if you do not meet them then you would not get in.
Raising an Army means to gather men together to FORM the Army. This is done through Volunteer Recruits, and/or Conscription (the Draft).