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minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWeirdly, you can only die for your country with parental consent if you’re under 18.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoNo, you can’t. Under-18s are banned from theatres of combat, as the UK has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A few 17yo were accidentally deployed to Iraq, but sent home within 3 weeks.
Weirdly, you can only die for your country with parental consent if you’re under 18.
No, you can’t. Under-18s are banned from theatres of combat, as the UK has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A few 17yo were accidentally deployed to Iraq, but sent home within 3 weeks.