Why Should Children Be In The Army?

I remember when I wanted to be in the army. However when I did my research the army wasn’t all that fun as I thought it would be. I remember going to a little camp to see how it would be like and after that day I’ve never wanted to be in the army again.
In the texts, “Armed and Underage” and “The Perfect Weapon” they show that children are being forced to be soldiers. I don’t believe that children should be in the army at such a young age. The reason why I say this is because these young kids that aren’t even teenagers are having to listen to what people tell them and have them fight for others protection and not their own. Another reason I believe kids shouldn’t be in the army is because there families are basically leaving them and they are
In the text it says, “What's more, children are often considered the perfect weapon: They are easily manipulated, intensely loyal, fearless, and, most important, in endless supply.” This shows that when these children families start to fall apart they leave their children and sell them so they can have a better life and just have their children go fight for their life.This relates back to the claim because it talks about the kids having to leave their families because they sell them so they can have a good life while those kids are left fighting just so they won’t die. Also according to the text it says, “In Afghanistan, there have been reports of children being used as soldiers or suicide bombers by the Taliban and other insurgents.” This shows that these children have been given away for the lives of their families. These children’s lives are going to be taken away from them. This relates back to the claim because it talks about the children having to lose their lives for the life of others and have to fight for their life.Lastly according to the text it says, “Thousands of boys, some as young as 10, are purchased, kidnapped, or terrorized into joining the country's army.” This shows that these young boys lives are being taken away from them to fight for the army and the life of others. This relates back to the claim because it talks about how these kids are being taken away and are now needing to fight for their life. In conclusion kids are being taken away from their families to go fight for their life and for others