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Military branches:
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Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2011) |
Military service age and obligation:
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17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription for males at age 18 was suspended in 1999, but reinstated in July 2007 in order to provide youth training necessary for job market needs; all males under age 37 are required to register; women not subject to conscription, but can volunteer to serve in non-combat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps (2010) |
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,674,260
females age 16-49: 1,611,315 (2010 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,439,192
females age 16-49: 1,384,500 (2010 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males: 73,574
females: 69,420 (2010 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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8.6% of GDP (2006) |
Military - note:
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