word | | Military service age and obligation |
| conscript | 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) |
| conscript | Uruguay | 18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2007) |
| conscript | Uzbekistan | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation; moving toward a professional military, but conscription will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and ... |
| conscript | Venezuela | 18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 30-month conscript service obligation; all citizens 18-50 years old are obligated to register for military service (2008) |
| conscript | Vietnam | ... years of age (male) for compulsory military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years of age ... |
| conscripted | Burundi | ... of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; children as young as 10 years of age have been conscripted into the armed forces; the enrollment of children is still not prohibited (2007 |
| conscripted | Jamaica | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; younger recruits may be conscripted with parental consent (2001) |
| conscripted | Syria | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy); women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004) |
| conscription | Antigua and Barbuda | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008) |
| conscription | Argentina | 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental permission); no conscription (2001) |
| conscription | Australia | 17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in Army combat units in non-combat support roles (2008) |
| conscription | Bahamas, The | 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008) |
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