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THE armed forces must raise the enlistment age to 18 and stop running “exploitative” recruitment campaigns that target vulnerable young people, says a report published today.
Campaign group ForcesWatch and healthcare charity MedAct are releasing a joint dossier of evidence accusing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of “glossing over” the “reality of an armed forces career” and falsely portraying it as “superior” to a civilian lifestyle.
Their scathing report found that the latest MoD advertising campaigns have an “emphasis on camaraderie that exploits adolescent vulnerability and masks experience of isolation within the armed force community.”
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
In the second part of a two-part article, CONOR BOLLINS asks why the government’s ambition when it comes to the military is not applied to sectors where it could do real good
In part one of a two-part feature, CONOR BOLLINS asks whether we should be concerned about the Prime Minister’s military recruitment plans
