Every Tammuz Sector male human subject who

- who today was ordinarily resident in the Tammuz-an Sector and who had attained the age of 19 but was not yet 41 and
- who is was unmarried or a widower without dependent children

Unless he meets certain exceptions or had met the age of 41 before the appointed date, is deemed to have enlisted for general service with the Imperial or Local Military Forces or in the reserve and is forthwith transferred to the reserve.

Unorganised Militia forces (such as those of private individuals and institutions) are to be drafted directly into the "Local Auxilliary Regiments".

Men are encouraged to voluntarily enlist for the "Local Auxilliary Regiments", those who are do are guaranteed to serve with those from their own world.

Schedule of Exceptions (i.e. categories of men who were not deemed to have enlisted)

1. Men ordinarily resident in another sector, or resident in the Tammuz Sector only for the purpose of their education or some other special purpose.

2. Existing members of the regular or reserve forces or of the local militia who are liable for foreign service or who are, in the opinion of the Army Council, not suitable for foreign service.

3. Men serving in the Imperial Navy or Stormtrooper Corps or who are recommended for exception by the Admiralty.

4. Men in the civilian service of the Empire.

5. Men who had served with the military or Navy and been discharged on grounds of ill-health or termination of service.

6. Men who hold a certificate of exemption or who have offered themselves for enlistment in the past decade but been rejected.

Claiming exemption from military service

An application may be made before the appointed date to a Local Tribunal for the issue of a certificate of exemption. There are four grounds for exemption:

- if it is expedient in the Imperial interests that he should be engaged in other work, or, if he is being educated or trained for any other work, that he should continue; or

- if serious hardship would ensue owing to his exceptional financial or business obligations or domestic position; or

- ill health or infirmity; or

- conscientious objection to the undertaking of combatant service (an exemption will be allowed for these individuals to serve in a non combat capacity).

Certificates of exemption could also be granted by any Government department to men or classes or bodies of men in their employ, where it appears more convenient for this to take place than by individual application to Local Tribunal.

A certificate can be absolute, conditional or temporary. Exemptions for continued education or training and those on financial hardship grounds can only be temporary. If the conditions under which an exemption was granted changed, it is the duty of the person to inform the authorities. A fine of up to 50,000 credits can be applied if he does not do so. False statements or misrepresentation at time of application for exemption will lead to imprisonment with hard labour for up to six months.

A duplicate certificate could be issued on payment of one shilling.

A system of Local, Appeal and Central Tribunals will be arranged

Sector Council Instruction 386 makes it clear that official War Service badges issued to those on War Office, Admiralty or Ministry of Munitions work before today will count as though they were a certificate of exemption.

Classes

Men were allocated into a Class, which was connected with the year of their birth, and were notified that they would be called up by Class.

Class 1 was for those who are 18 years old. Class 2 was for those born a year earlier, Class 3 for another year earlier and so on up to Class 23 for those born in 40 years ago.

A Public Proclamation will be placed in prominent spots, advising the public the date on which a particular Class will begin call up. This is deemed to be sufficient notice, but in additional generally each man will recieve an individual notice. It is the individual's responsibility to be alert to such notices and to report himself for duty. There are severe penalties for not reporting and for inducing or assisting a reservist to absent himself.