07/01/2008

youngsters wooed for warfare by Army

MoD denies 'war glamour' claim
BBC News, UK -
The government has denied claims the British armed forces are glamorising war to boost recruitment. The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust says recruits are ...

The report
is titled "Choice? Armed Forces and Recruitment Practices in the UK" "It omits to mention or obscures the radical change from a civilian to a military lifestyle, ethical issues involved in killing, risks to physical and mental health... and the right of conscientious objection" -
rmy recruiters 'misleading young'
The Press Association -
The Army has been accused of subjecting potential recruits to a "misleading" picture of life in the forces by glamorising warfare, leaving out vital ...
Army accused of glamorising war and recruiting youngsters
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 8 hours ago
Potential recruits to the armed forces are given a misleading picture of military life, including the physical risks and ethical dilemmas involved, ...
Report claims Army ads 'glamorise war'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent The Army "glamorises" war in misleading recruiting campaigns that target children as young as seven, ...
MoD accused of 'glamorising' war
Independent, UK -
By Kim Sengupta Young people are being recruited into the Army with misleading marketing, and the disillusionment which follows has led to a huge number of ...
They don’t mention the warfare - Army adverts come under attack
Times Online, UK - 9 hours ago
The Army is enticing young people to enlist with the aid of advertisements and leaflets that glamorise warfare and underplay the risks involved in a ...
Army accused of targeting seven-year-olds with recruitment drives ...
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
By LINDSAY MCINTOSH THE British Army is targeting children as young as seven with recruitment campaigns that glamorise warfare, according to a damning ...
Armed forces criticised for glamorising war in ads
Brand Republic (subscription), UK - 53 minutes ago
by Jennifer Whitehead Brand Republic 07-Jan-08, 09:00 LONDON - The British armed forces have been criticised for their recruitment techniques in a new ...
Army 'misleading' potential recruits
ITN, UK -
Potential recruits are being given a "misleading" picture of life in the Army as war is "glamorised", a leading charity has warned. ...
Youngsters 'wooed for warfare by the Army'
Daily Mail, UK -
Children as young as seven are being groomed for recruitment by the Army, which gives a "glamorised" and "gamelike" view of warfare, it has been claimed. ...

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