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Military branches:
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South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), Joint Operations Command, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2008) |
Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for voluntary military service; women have a long history of military service in noncombat roles dating back to World War I (2004) |
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 11,622,507
females age 16-49: 11,501,537 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 6,042,498
females age 16-49: 5,471,103 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males age 18-49: 512,407
females age 18-49: 506,078 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.7% (2006) |
Military - note:
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with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete |
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