Teenage recruits are vulnerable to self-harm and alcohol misuse.
By Jane Clinton
Experts have warned of the damaging effects on teens serving in the UK army and have called for recruiting children to stop, according to a medical journal editorial...
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1 in 4 Army recruits are teenagers, but experts say new recruits must be over 18 in future







