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There were no reports of under-18s in the armed forces.

There were no reports of under-18s serving in the armed forces.

There was no evidence of under-18s being recruited into the armed forces.

Officer trainees entering military training at 17 were required to sign a military service contract at 18 to be fulfilled on completing their education at 23.

Monaco had no armed forces.

The minimum age for voluntary recruitment was 17 and, although conscription was suspended, all males continued to be required to register for military service at 17.

There were no under-18s serving in the armed forces, but the Home Guard Youth was open to volunteers from the age of 16.

The minimum age for voluntary recruitment appeared to be 17.

There were no reports of under-18s in the armed forces.

There were no reports of under-18s in the armed forces.

Boys aged 15 or 16 had to undergo basic military training in their final year at school. Some orphans and other children deprived of parental care were “adopted” by military units, lived in military barracks and received military training in school. Boys and girls studying at Military Educational Institutes from the age of 16 were regarded as being on military service. Under-18s were reportedly recruited into opposition separatist forces in the Chechen Republic and other parts of the north Caucasus.