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To: Bournemouth Council
Take the WAR out of the Bournemouth Air Festival
We call on Bournemouth Council to take the war out of the Bournemouth Air show.
Why is this important?
We believe we can have an Air show which is fun and entertaining, but does not glamorise war and does not act as a recruitment event for the army and other armed forces.
The Bournemouth Air Festival has a large military presence, not just the RAF but the Army and Navy attend, perform and recruit.
Recruitment
The forces say it is their best recruitment event. The UK is the only country in the EU who recruit 16 year old children, and a study by human rights groups ForcesWatch and Child Soldiers International in 2013 found that soldiers who enlisted at 16 and completed training are twice as likely to die in Afghanistan as those who enlisted aged 18 or above.
We support education for young people on the true nature of military service and war
Glamorisation
We do not believe that is it respectful to those who have fought and those who have died to glamorise war. Sanitised war game entertainment is the biggest insult to the harrowing experience of those who fight.
Respect
We support real practical help for veterans Help with mental health services, Healthcare, retraining and housing.
The Bournemouth Air Festival has a large military presence, not just the RAF but the Army and Navy attend, perform and recruit.
Recruitment
The forces say it is their best recruitment event. The UK is the only country in the EU who recruit 16 year old children, and a study by human rights groups ForcesWatch and Child Soldiers International in 2013 found that soldiers who enlisted at 16 and completed training are twice as likely to die in Afghanistan as those who enlisted aged 18 or above.
We support education for young people on the true nature of military service and war
Glamorisation
We do not believe that is it respectful to those who have fought and those who have died to glamorise war. Sanitised war game entertainment is the biggest insult to the harrowing experience of those who fight.
Respect
We support real practical help for veterans Help with mental health services, Healthcare, retraining and housing.
