Belgian frigate with cabin boy crew banned from NATO exercises

People join the military out of patriotism.

54.3% of under 18s in Belgium have a migrant background and any sense of national pride in the native population is maligned to accommodate them.

The Belgians I talk to want to leave. They don't recognise their neighbourhoods any more.

Belgium and many countries in western Europe are going to struggle attracting recruits in the years ahead.