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Support Under 18 Recruitment into the Armed Services

Submitted on Sunday 19th May 2013

Published on Thursday 30th May 2013

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 30th May 2014

Signatures: 56

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Education ~ Individuals ~ Media

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Support Under 18 Recruitment into the Armed Services

Additional Information

Continue to allow under 18's to join the Armed Services. There is a lot of media hype around this topic with overly simplistic views being reported. This is a complex issue and one which cannot be decided on cost alone.
There are costs associated with our youth going to college and dropping out, there are costs involved in supporting them when not in work and that doesnt even take into account the social and economic impact to the nation of youths out of work.
Continuing to recruit Junior Armed Services Personnel isn’t just about bringing in ‘boy soldiers’ its about training individuals for the arduous and dangerous task of defending our nation, providing them with a vocational education that they can use in later life and, when all said and done, giving our nation a pool of excellent resources when they come to the end of their tours.
Armed services isn’t for everyone but lets keep it open to those who choose to serve their nation and applaud their bravery and commitment.


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