• ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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    5 hours ago

    UNICEF labels anyone enlisted under 18 as a child soldier, and lobbies those governments who follow the practice to stop. Most countries now have changed to 18+, but there are some holdouts as low as 16 (Britain).

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      2 hours ago

      Its 17 in the US, and nearly every decent sized high school and some middle schools in America have Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.