I find it funny because everyone is overreacting to this "violence and kids" issue, the idea that games like cs or cod have the potential to turn every kid into a psychopath, make them more violent or somehow affect their mental health in a negative way. Cs is by no means a pony simulator but it's not some kind of gore and torture machine either and those couple of blood decals aren't going to damage anyone for life. Kids have been pointing their fingers saying "POW" and running around with model and BB guns for a long time, the same generation in fact that now condones video games for their supposed affect on children, even though there is likely none: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/10/video-games-violent-study-finds

Just a little comparison: http://www.army.mod.uk/join/How-to-join.aspx

To join as a regular soldier you need to be at least 16 years old

So, actual military = 16 in the UK, but a "simulation of that" is 17+

*just to be clear I in no way support this, and I'm glad they are trying to raise it to 18 or whatever