FACTS
-Not only boys are used as child soldiers, girls are used as well
-There are about 250, 000 child soldiers on Earth
-Out of the total number of child soldiers in the world, about 40% are females
-Girls can be given to male soldiers as "wives"
-Some child soldiers are as young as 8
-Some children are forced to kill a family member so that they won't be accepted in the future if they go back
-For every 3 child soldiers, about 2 die in every war
-Children who are chosen are old and strong enough to wield/carry weapons, but young enough to be scared of the war/battles
-Not only boys are used as child soldiers, girls are used as well
-There are about 250, 000 child soldiers on Earth
-Out of the total number of child soldiers in the world, about 40% are females
-Girls can be given to male soldiers as "wives"
-Some child soldiers are as young as 8
-Some children are forced to kill a family member so that they won't be accepted in the future if they go back
-For every 3 child soldiers, about 2 die in every war
-Children who are chosen are old and strong enough to wield/carry weapons, but young enough to be scared of the war/battles