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  2. Children in the military - Wikipedia

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    Children in the military, including state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations, may be trained for combat, assigned to support roles, such as cooks, porters/couriers, or messengers, or used for tactical advantage such as for human shields, or for political advantage in propaganda.

  3. History of children in the military - Wikipedia

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    Children in the military are children (defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child as persons under the age of 18) who are associated with military organizations, such as state armed forces and non-state armed groups. [1] Throughout history and in many cultures, children have been involved in military campaigns. [2]

  4. Category:Children in the military - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Category:Child soldiers - Wikipedia

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    Articles about individuals who served as soldiers as children. For general coverage of military use of children, see the related Category:Children in the military.

  6. Girl soldiers - Wikipedia

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    Article 2.1 of the 2007 Paris Principles defines children associated with an armed force or armed group as: [5]: 7 . any person below 18 years of age who is or who has been recruited or used by an armed force or armed group in any capacity, including but not limited to children, boys and girls, used as fighters, cooks, porters, messengers, spies or for sexual purposes.

  7. Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Wikipedia

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    It now can cost as much as $20,000 for enrollment for non-Command Sponsored military families, or Command Sponsored Contractors, and increases approximately $800 annually. In 1946, the Department of Defense Dependent Schools was created for dependents of military members of the armed forces in overseas areas. [1]

  8. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

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    The list consists of columns that can be sorted by clicking on the appropriate title: The names of the states, accompanied by their respective national flags.; The number of military personnel on active duty that are currently serving full-time in their military capacity.

  9. Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed ...

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    The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC), also known as the child soldier treaty, is a multilateral treaty whereby states agree to: 1) prohibit the conscription into the military of children under the age of 18; 2) ensure that military recruits are no younger than 16; and 3) prevent recruits aged 16 or 17 from ...