Britain is the only country in Europe to recruit 16-year-olds into its armed forces. The cynical targeting of underprivileged youngsters must endOn the evening of 22 December 1915, a young British subaltern called Roland Leighton was mortally wounded as he went out ahead of his platoon to examine the barbed wire in front of trenches at Hbuterne on the Western Front. Related: Why do the British armed forces still allow 16-year-olds to enlist? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com