word | | Military service age and obligation |
| compulsory | Angola | 20-45 years of age for compulsory and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years; 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; Angolan citizenship required; the Marinha ... |
| compulsory | Armenia | 18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2010) |
| compulsory | Austria | ... under the age of 35 must complete basic military training (6 month duration); males 17 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory military service (2011 |
| compulsory | Belarus | 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications (2010) |
| compulsory | Benin | 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; a higher education diploma is required; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2011) |
| compulsory | Bermuda | 18-30 years of age for voluntary or compulsory enlistment in the Bermuda Regiment; males must register at age 18; term of service is 38 months (2009) |
| compulsory | Bolivia | 18-49 years of age for 12-month compulsory male and female military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young ... |
| compulsory | Brazil | 21-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 9 to 12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer ... |
| compulsory | Burma | 18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for compulsory military service; service obligation 2 years; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve ... |
| compulsory | Cape Verde | 18 years of age (est.) for selective compulsory military service; 14-month conscript service obligation (2006) |
| compulsory | Chad | ... for volunteers; no minimum age restriction for volunteers with consent from a parent or guardian; women are subject to 1 year of compulsory military or civic service at age of 21 (2004 |