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TheIndependent – UK Under Fire For Recruiting An ‘Army Of Children’ – 25 May 2014

Posted on May 25, 2014 by lucas2012infos | Comments Off

The Independent

MoD finds itself in the company of countries such as North Korea over use of teenage soldiers

By Jonathan Owen

Quote: More than one in 10 new Army recruits are boy soldiers of just 16 years old, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Defence. And more than one in four of all new Army recruits are under 18 – too young to be sent into combat.

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