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Military branches:
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Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SPRP) (2008) |
Military service age and obligation:
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17 years of age for male compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; by 2008, plans call for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2006) |
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 9,741,508
females age 16-49: 9,514,843 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 7,937,840
females age 16-49: 7,949,677 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males age 18-49: 275,446
females age 17-49: 265,164 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.71% (2005 est.) |
Military - note:
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