You are here
Is it Counterproductive to Enlist Minors into the Army?
David Gee and Rachel TaylorRUSI Journal, 21 December 2016
Armed Forces, Defence Policy, UK, Land Forces, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, UK Defence, Europe
As most states now restrict military enlistment to adults from the age of eighteen, the UK’s policy of recruiting from the age of sixteen is unusual. In this article, David Gee and Rachel Taylor discuss whether the policy effectively meets the needs of young people and the army itself, and examine the feasibility of a transition to an all-adult force.
Continue Reading
Become A Member
To access the full text of this article and many other benefits, become a RUSI member.
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
Commentary, 10 July 2020Trevor Taylor
In the first in a series of articles, we explore the UK’s current attempt to operate a government-wide direction in its approval of major procurement projects.
Tags: Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Ethnic Hungarian Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe: Normalisation in Sight?
Commentary, 8 July 2020Károly Gergely
Ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring states are still struggling with exercising their group rights, a century after Hungary was shorn of much of its territory.
Tags: Europe
Where’s the Anti-Tank Reserve?
RUSI Defence Systems, 7 July 2020Jack Watling
The British Army needs a mobile anti-tank reserve capability in order to credibly stop opposing heavy armour during a peer conflict. Without it, outnumbered UK armour will be held at bay while infantry are overwhelmed
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces, Martial Power ProgrammePages
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
Commentary, 10 July 2020Trevor Taylor
In the first in a series of articles, we explore the UK’s current attempt to operate a government-wide direction in its approval of major procurement projects.
Tags: Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Ethnic Hungarian Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe: Normalisation in Sight?
Commentary, 8 July 2020Károly Gergely
Ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring states are still struggling with exercising their group rights, a century after Hungary was shorn of much of its territory.
Tags: Europe
The UK’s Integrated Review Has Restarted: Are Key Questions and Assumptions Still Valid?
Commentary, 3 July 2020Peter Roberts
The UK’s review of security, defence, development and foreign policy, halted by the health emergency, is now restarting. But not from where it stopped, for both outputs and inputs need to be reconsidered.
Tags: Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, National SecurityPages
Where’s the Anti-Tank Reserve?
RUSI Defence Systems, 7 July 2020Jack Watling
The British Army needs a mobile anti-tank reserve capability in order to credibly stop opposing heavy armour during a peer conflict. Without it, outnumbered UK armour will be held at bay while infantry are overwhelmed
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces, Martial Power Programme
Assessing the UK–China Commercial Relationship
RUSI Newsbrief, 12 June 2020Andrew Cainey and Veerle Nouwens
As the UK formulates its post-Brexit relationship with China, one key policy interest is the possibility of stronger commercial ties. However, the benefits of doing business with China are less straight-forward in light of the complex commercial and political landscape of the world’s second-largest economy.
Tags: China, RUSI Newsbrief, UK
Spare Me Your Cyber-Age Technobabble
RUSI Defence Systems, 5 June 2020Jack Watling
If Defence is to appropriately weight cyber operations then there are some dangerous myths about the practicalities of cyber warfare that need to be confronted.
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, UK, Technology, UK Defence, EuropePages
The Challenge of Change: Acquiring Technologies for Defence in the UK
Multimedia, 7 April 2020Peggy Hollinger, International Business Editor at the Financial Times discusses a new RUSI paper authored by Trevor Taylor and John Louth. The paper suggests that the UK needs a speedier defence...
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
In Context podcast - Episode 13 - Sir John Scarlett
Multimedia, 29 August 2019In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...
The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe
Someone Had To Do It - Reflections from D-Day
Multimedia, 31 May 2019Germany, France, UK, History, Military Personnel, Europe
Pages
UK Government Integrated Review Announcement – RUSI Experts React
News, 26 February 2020The UK government has announced plans to overhaul its approach to foreign policy through a new government-wide review. Here, RUSI experts give their initial reaction to the news.
UK, UK Defence
Defence Committee Cites RUSI Recommendation on Armed Forces Covenant
News, 3 May 2017A House of Commons Defence Committee report published on 1 May has echoed a major RUSI study published last year which called for the creation of an Armed Forces Covenant programme office situated in...
Defence, Industries and Society, UK, Military Personnel
Research Project into the Military Covenant Scheme Announced
News, 9 May 2016A major research project into military covenants and how signatories put their commitments into practice has today been announced by Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Nationwide Building...
Armed Forces, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Military Personnel, UK DefencePages
Mapping a Pandemic: Britain and China: Unusual Business - The Future Bilateral Relationship
Events, 7 May 2020An online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK/China relationship.
Tags: China, Coronavirus, International Security Studies, UK
Mapping a Pandemic: Lasting Consequences For The UK's Defence And Security Posture
Events, 23 April 2020An online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK.
Tags: Coronavirus, UK
RUSI Annual Security Lecture
Events, 24 February 2020Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick delivered the inaugural RUSI Annual Security Lecture.
Tags: Cyber, Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Technology, Europe
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
Western Way of War: Air Marshal Philip Osborn
India Must Secure the Indian Ocean to Deter China’s Assertion Along the Border