In 1946, the British post-war government realised the need for an Armed Forces larger than what voluntary recruitment would provide.

The period of voluntary recruitment of women didn't change much.

Instead of voluntary recruitment it became a matter of forced mobilization.

The government did explore the alternative of voluntary recruitment of laborers from China, Japan, and Micronesia, but only a few hundred came.

The conscripts were called "recruits" in Russia (not to be confused with voluntary recruitment), which did not appear until the early 20th century.

The legal age for both compulsory and voluntary recruitment has been set at 18.

Unlike in past years, there were no reports of forced or voluntary recruitment of children into government armed forces or rebel groups during the reporting period.

The country has set the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the Barbados Defence Force at 18.

Belize has set minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the Armed Forces at 18.

The Soviet Union abandons voluntary recruitment for its military flight training programs and begins to feed personnel into such programs via conscription.