Forces Watch has published a report with the public health charity Medact. It analyses the way the armed forces market their careers to adolescents and young people
The Defence Select Committee has recommended that the Ministry of Defence conducts further reserch into female personnel, early Service leavers and recruits under 18 to "determine the extent to which they are at higher risk of developing mental health conditions."
The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a statement in response to reports that the US Department of Justice will not ask the Supreme Court to intervene to prevent transgender people from serving in the military.
It seems that just as 'poppy facism' is beginning to lose its sway over our consciences and behaviours, Armed Forces Day may be being groomed to take its place.
Figures released yesterday (24 November 2016) reveal that the British Army has increased its intake of 16-year-olds in the past 12 months, defying calls from the UN, children's rights organisations and others campaigning for an end to the recruitment of minors.
ForcesWatch has expressed concern that the UK Government is pursuing policies which run counter to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by increasing the promotion of the military within schools.