Since its independence in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been undergoing a dreadful cycle of violence. The participation of youngsters, in general and particularly of children in these various violence (armed conflicts or not, rebellions and wars) started since 1960 under different forms: private militia of some political parties, army children in armed groups and/or in regular army. The testimony of an ex-army child we are talking about in this text traces his trajectory from his enlistment up to his demobilization. He emphasizes the facts that left some marks on him, and he points out what here members about his past traumatized life in the army. In more concrete terms, the ex-army child justifies his enlistment in the army of late President Laurent Désiré Kabila. He talks about the process of his construction as an army child, the scenes of violence of which he was victim or author, his demobilization and another unexpected tragedy, and his difficult rehabilitation in civilian life.Key-words: Democratic Republic of Congo; war; violence; army child.