When did Britain change it?
It used to be 17
1/2 a few years back
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Ap and "Human Rights Groups" why not complain about the age our enemies are recruiting at instead of the Brits?
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In case you didn't notice, they complain about all of them.
@ Berbunch
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They aren't able to go to enter a combat zone until they are 18.
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They aren't supposed to go to enter a combat zone, the deployment of underage troops to Iraq showed that the British military sometimes screwup the paperwork.
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I'm in two minds whether it's ok or not, for some 16 year old with crap schooling and crap family life it can make them really mature quicker than their school friends and give them the family and support they've needed for years.
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Or they could end up like Mike Philpott.
Given the relatively small size of your national forces, ex-servicemen do seem to be proportionally over represented in your prison population.