The UK is among a diminishing minority of countries that recruit children to their armed forces. It does so despite ethical considerations, higher costs, lower outcomes of training, and the inability to deploy under-18s operationally. Jim Patrick Wyke makes the case for a more efficient all-adult military. The UN Convention on the Rights of the … Continue reading Minor Problems: The benefits of an all-adult recruitment model for the British Armed Forces
Author: Jim Patrick Wyke
Coordinator (National Security and Children's Rights) at the Child Rights International Network (CRIN)
I lead the campaign to end the military recruitment of under-18s in the UK. I work to support the rights and well being of under-18-year-old recruits in military training and, where rights violations have taken place, I work to uncover the abuse and support the victims and their families.