Ministry of Defence freedom of information releases
Disclosures under the FOI Act. Also see FOI releases published via whatdotheyknow.com
Recruit Trainee Survey
An annual survey of trainees in the army, navy and air force. Covers background, perceptions of training and how the experience compares to perceptions prior to recruitment, facilities and food, support, fairness of treatment and hopes for the future.
ForcesWatch briefing: Expanding the Cadets and ‘military ethos’ in UK schools
December 2012

Mind the Gap: Education for minors in the British armed forces
July 2012

ForcesWatch briefing: Questioning the presence of armed forces in schools
May 2012

Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces
May 2008
Published by the Labour Government in 2008, the report made forty recommendations for 'increasing visibility', 'improving contact', 'building understanding' and 'encouraging support' for the Armed Forces.The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
June 2011
New legislation (from 22 July 2011) which grants under 18s the right to leave after a 'cooling off' period. Prior to this, discharge of 'unhappy minors' was at the discretion of the commanding officer.Before You Sign Up

Before you enlist: the film
2018 update, USA

Catch 16-22: Recruitment and retention of minors in the British Armed Forces
March 2011

Procedure for registering a conscientious objection
Information on registering a conscientious objection in the UK armed forces.
Informed Choice? Armed forces recruitment practice in the United Kingdom
November 2007

UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights report on Children’s Rights
November 2009
In their report on Children's Rights, the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended that the 'UK adopt a plan of action for implementing the Optional Protocol, including these recommendations, fully in the UK, together with a clear timetable for doing so.' The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendations under the Optional Protocol were that the UK 'reconsider its active policy of recruitment of children into the armed forces' and a number of other measures.Army of None
2007

Reimagining Remembrance
2009
In this report, the think-tank Ekklesia, argue that Remembrance Day needs to be re-imagined to make it more inclusive, more truthful and more meaningful for future generations, says this report. This would include an honest acknowledgement that some did “die in vain”, an end to “selective remembrance”, a positive stress on peacemaking, and making Armistice Day a bank holiday.The report follows the death of the 'last Tommy', Harry Patch from World War 1, who sadly described current patterns of Remembrance Day as “just show business”.