Idiots: Army blunders as British boy, 17, fights in Afghanistan

A teenage British soldier slipped through tight army controls to fight on the front line in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

Adam Wilkie, who was just 17-years-old when he was deployed to Helmand Province, lied about his age to sneak past checks.

Combat troops are supposed to be 18, but the army admitted "human error" led to the blunder in 2010.
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Kingsman Wilkie, of the Second Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was stationed in Cyprus in the Theatre Reserve Battalion.

The group is kept on standby on the Mediterranean island as a back-up to the forces in Afghanistan when their numbers need bolstering.

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Idiots: Army blunders as British boy, 17, fights in Afghanistan

Idiots: Army blunders as British boy, 17, fights in Afghanistan

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