rvice (2004)

Turkey
20 years of age (2004)

Turkmenistan
18 years of age for compulsory military service;
conscript service obligation - two years (2004)

Uganda
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty;
the government has stated that recruitment below that age could
occur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent age
of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"

Ukraine
18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; conscript service obligation - 18 months for Army and Air
Force, 24 months for Navy (2004)

United Arab Emirates
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)

United Kingdom
16 years of age for voluntary military service; women
serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat
positions and some naval postings (2004)

United States
18 years of age; 17 years of age with written parental
consent (2006)

Uruguay
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military
service (2001)

Uzbekistan
18 years of age for compulsory military service;
conscript service obligation - 12 months (2004)

Venezuela
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (2004)

Vietnam
18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service;
females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript
service obligation - 2 years (3-4 years in the navy); 18-45 years of
age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self
Defense Forces (2006)

Yemen
in May 2001, Yemen's National Defense Council abolished
compulsory military service and authorized a voluntary program for
military service (2004)

Zambia
18 years of age (est.) (2004)

Zimbabwe
18 years of age (est.) (2004)

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@2025 Manpower fit for military service

Afghanistan
males age 22-49: 2,662,946
females age 22-49: 2,508,574 (2005 est.)

Albania
males age 19-49: 668,526
females age 19-49: 648,334 (2005 est.)

Algeria
males age 19-49: 6,590,079
females age 19-49: 6,711,285 (2005 est.)

Andorra
males age 18-49: 14,721 (2005 est.)

Angola
males age 17-49: 1,282,195
females age 17-49: 1,256,390 (2005 est.)

Anguilla
males age 18-49: 2,986 (2005 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda