Dalston Army Showroom Closes
Army closes Hackney recruitment centre – for now
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Court martial for Navy medic conscientious objector
response to Armed Forces Day
ForcesWatch letter to the press
Campaigners and churches back Armed Forces Bill amendments on recruiting children into the armed forces
Teenage soldiers given right to discharge
‘MoD unfairly imprisons teenagers’
Joint Human Rights Committee report state that Armed Forces Bill gives opportunity for debate on service of under-18s
The report from the JHRC on the Armed Forces Bill 'raises a number of significant human rights concerns in connection with the Bill' and 'calls on the Government to clarify the arrangements for the discharge of under-18s from the Armed Forces and to amend the service commitment made by under-18s to bring it in line with the commitment made by recruits of other ages.'
Campaigners welcome new right to leave the armed forces for under-18s
ForcesWatch press release
The government has today promised to give teenage soldiers the right to leave the armed forces up until age 18 if they are unhappy. ForcesWatch and other NGOs have been campaigning on this and other issues relating to under-18s in the armed forces as the Arned Forces Bill does through parliament.