The age of conscription should be lowered to 16

[Lovepeaceunderstanding]

The world looks much less stable than it has for a long while. In the event of war our depleted armed forces will need all the help they can get. We should lower the age of conscription to 16?

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Oh yes, let's send children to war.... Great idea.

Having a slow afternoon?

We don’t have conscription, it was phased out in 1960. Because it’s horrible and immoral.

Lower it from what? We don't currently conscript anyone, but you can already join up at 16.

Don't be daft. Conscription is shockingly unlikely anyway but you don't lower the age until you run out of actual adult people. And then as happened in the past they are likely to lower the age for those in cadets first many of which are young but very experienced and already hold pilots licenses and the background knowledge they need.

This thread doesn't quite fit with your username @Lovepeaceunderstanding

Yeah well thankfully my son wouldn't pass the medical
Is this for girls too
Or is it just boys you want to conscripted ?

Don’t be so ridiculous. You join up if you’re that bothered.

@Lovepeaceunderstanding are you volunteering to go to war?

We don't have conscription, there are no plans to introduce it, so why on earth are you mithering on about theoretical age of something non-existent?

Wow! My son is 10 and is currently out playing with cousin, he will then come in jump onto his bed full of squishmallows, play with his jurrasic world figures and have turkey dinosaurs for dinner, you reckon in 6 years he should be going to war? Get a bloody grip

I don't want my 16 year old going off to war, thanks.

Why stop at sixteen? Primary school kids would be great, their little hands can really get into the intricate weapon controls. And I'm sure you could train a toddler to hit a drone lever if you gave them a chocolate button each time they get a hit. Innovation!

We don’t have conscription, and we’ve long since moved past sending children to war.

Prisons are full to bursting, we can ship some of them off first.

We should raise the age you can sign up to 21. Signing up at 15/16 is fucking immoral and backwards.

What conscription? Are you not in the U.K?

They can’t even vote at 16 so no, absolutely not. They are children at 16.

I think the first up for conscription should be the ones who are in favour of it in the first place. Like you OP.

No. Don't be stupid.

We don’t have conscription - there isn’t an age for it to be lowered.

You can start your application to join the British Army at 15 years 7 months.

Wind ‘em up and watch them go.

Conscription would need to include both males and females- It is 2024 after all and anything less would be blatant sexism. I don’t personally agree with it anyway, especially for 16 year olds who aren’t even adults.

In 1976 I joined the Royal Navy - 2 days after my 16th Birthday. I served our country for 24 years with no regrets.

Currently you can join the military after 16 but my understanding is you can’t be sent to war till 18 because we’re not in the business of sending children to war. There’s also currently no conscription and shit really has to hit the fan for this to change

Let’s just stop volunteering other people’s children to be used as disposable resources, shall we? You want to join in a war? Fine, go join up.