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I'm placing this article on hold to allow time for the below issues to be addressed. Given the time of year, I'd be happy to allow extra time if needed to complete work. Happy holidays! Nikkimaria (talk) 02:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Generally speaking, section headings should not begin with "The", and should be relatively short and clear. For example, rather than "The nature of recruitment", I would suggest simply "Recruitment"
"therefore it was often questioned whether a standing force was actually needed" - is it possible to rephrase this to avoid the passive construction here?
It would be helpful to add some more wikilinks to allow interested readers to learn more - for example, for press gangs
"Many men who wished to become officers had to purchase their commission" - this suggests that some did not have to purchase their commissions. If so, why? If not, suggest rephrasing
Not done — Some soldiers were promoted into officers without needing to pay. It's just an army thing. Do well, get promoted. You would not have a poor yet incredibly good Staff Sergeant that is better than their wealthy Commanding Officer.
Need more hyphens generally, for example in "18th century battlefield"
There seems to be a slight overlap between the "Army life" and "Life as a redcoat soldier" sections
Done Have made edits to section titles in order to distinguish between life when on the move with the army, and the personal side of war (GemmaHist (talk) 09:39, 23 April 2012 (UTC))[reply]
You might consider adding a brief overview section describing some of the wars in which soldiers of this period would have served
The lead covers some material that is not discussed in the article body
Done — Looked through this and noticed that modern currency has been added to the "pay" section of the article. Does this count as completed? (GemmaHist (talk) 16:58, 21 January 2012 (UTC))[reply]
"faced war in a number of theatres throughout the European continent, the Americas and the colonies" - given that it was only late in this period that the American colonies gained independence, is it necessary to distinguish between "the Americas" and "the colonies"?