Militarism and schools

Steve Whiting considers the armed forces’ approach to young people

by Steve Whiting 4th May 2018

In November last year an Apache helicopter gunship landed in Stevenage to help pupils mark their remembrance day. A helicopter landing in your school field is obviously an exciting experience for reception class pupils, but this raises serious questions. In an era of austerity and public sector cuts, how is there still public money to fly a military helicopter and crew of four on public relations visits to schools? What’s behind this?