[Alouette]

In WWII Nazi Germany recruited 8 million young boys, called "Hitler's youth" to fight for the motherland.

In the 19th century, the Russians kidnapped Jewish children and the Turks kidnapped Christian children as conscripts for their armies. Also during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980's the Iranian would send out groups of children to clear mine fields.

[A_perfect_lady]

And then there was the Children's Crusade back in... what... the 13th Century? And in Africa and South America children are conscripts in tribal warfare and of course, "marxist" revolutions. No, I don't think the palis are unusual in this, I think WE are unusual in that we don't do such things.