Catch 16-22
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The UK is one of a handful of states – fewer than 20 – which still recruit 16-year-olds into their Armed Forces. The UK is isolated amongst its traditional military allies in this practice – no other country in the European Union and no other UN Security Council permanent member state recruits from this age. The few other states which do recruit at 16 include Iran, North Korea and Zimbabwe. Internationally, more than 130 states have set their minimum Armed Forces recruitment age at 18 or abov...
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