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Britain’s child soldiers

Britain’s child soldiers

by Michael Bartlet Sixteen-year-olds are too young to drive a car, buy a drink in the pub, or place a bet in Britain.  They are too young to have civil contracts enforced against them. They cannot vote. Yet they are old enough to join the army where, in the event of hostilities, they may become [...]

Call to end recruitment of child soldiers

Call to end recruitment of child soldiers

Quakers in Britain are calling on the UK parliament to amend the Armed Forces Bill to raise the age of enlistment to the military. Their submission to the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill recommends, as a first step towards raising the enlistment age, that under eighteen year olds in the army should be [...]