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@Big_Jeff_Leo^^^ really good information. expanding on that, goes wayyy back even further, not to be confused with today's UK media when there were *Press Gangs*, ... right up to the 20th century recruiting able bodied men. Press Gangs "The Acts offered a financial bounty or reward to men who enlisted for limited periods – in 1757 the sum was £3. They also gave powers to magistrates to press unemployed, but otherwise able-bodied, men"

Generally speaking you recieved a gratuity for signing on and then another payment on finishing your training. After one years service you then recieved a "bounty". There was also Mess payments that covered "expenses" whilst on Duty. If you stayed in without a break then you would not get the first two payments! Fit men with previous service where also a premium and readily excepted in most cases. What you need to remember is that annual quotas on recruitment were rarely ever met, both nationally and by individual Unit.