Why are child soldiers a human rights violation when they happen in Africa, but a hero when they happen in America? Is it the difference between volunteering and being forced to fight? That shouldn&#x27;t apply to children who are too young to make those decisions themselves.<p>He still broke the law, and the navy still didn&#x27;t check his ID  thoroughly. If we wanted child soldiers, the age limit would have been reduced from 16 to 13. That shows they were already socially unacceptable even during WWII.