Underage Enlistment in the United States and the Confederacy

Re:Underage Enlistment in the United States and the Confederacy by sidewndr46 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:03PM (#36408008)

but if the UK was invaded, you'd be expected to pick up arms in the kingdoms defense right?

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Re:Underage Enlistment in the United States and the Confederacy by dukeyukey on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @03:04PM (#36408915)

Honestly, probably not. Even in WW2, the closest there got to 16-year-olds fighting (at least without lying about it) was in the Home Guard (sometimes called the Dad's Army because of its use of retired soldiers), and them fighting would mean the enemy landed on Great Britain itself. It's not impossible, but I imagine something similar would happen in almost any other country under active occupation. Which doesn't mean I think it's good (or bad), I just think the UK doesn't stand out.

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Re:Underage Enlistment in the United States and the Confederacy by sidewndr46 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @08:47AM (#36417770)

Are they subject to the UK's equivalent of the UCMJ?

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