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Originally Posted by Bonnevie
it's called OPAC (optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict) and: The United States ratified OPAC with a declaration (as required under Art. 3(2) of the treaty) stating its minimum age for voluntary recruitment would remain at 17. To meet its obligations, each branch of the armed services implemented new orders excluding 17-year-olds from combat, a move considered by some to be the first instance of the United States materially altering military practices to support new international human rights obligations.
here's a website that shows a Marine memo about it (I assume other branches has something similar) 17 YEAR OLD MARINES IN COMBAT > United States Marine Corps Flagship > Messages Display
so tell me again how I make things up????? |
From your cited website: " TAKING ALL FEASIBLE MEASURES TO ENSURE MARINES UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE DO NOT TAKE PART IN HOSTILITIES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO UNDULY INTERFERE WITH THE COMMANDER'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT."