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Children were kidnapped and used extensively during the civil war of 1993–2005. [23] In 2004 hundreds of child soldiers were in the Forces Nationales pour la Libération (FNL), an armed rebel, Hutu group. [24] Children between the ages of 10 and 16 were also conscripted by the Burundese military. [25]
In a 2004 study of children in military organisations around the world, Rachel Brett and Irma Specht pointed to a complex of factors that incentivise children to join military organisations, particularly: Background poverty including a lack of civilian education or employment opportunities. The cultural normalization of war. Seeking new friends.
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His story is cited extensively in the awarding-winning children's book, The Boys' War. [1] The most celebrated schoolboy performance of the war was the baptism of fire of the Virginia Military Institute Cadet Corps at the Battle of New Market. The corps was 215 strong when it reached the battle.
Articles relating to children in the military.Child soldiers within state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations may be trained and used for combat, assigned to support roles such as porters or messengers, or used for tactical advantage as human shields or for political advantage in propaganda.
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Though the United States was in combat for only a matter of months, the reorganization of society had a great effect on life for children in the United States. More than 116,000 members of the U.S. military died in the war, far fewer than combatants from other countries. [1] No one has estimated how many orphans resulted. [2]