word | | Military service age and obligation |
| conscripts | Turkey | ... graduates; Turkey is trying to reduce dependency on conscription, as of 2004, 75% of soldiers were conscripts; women serve in the Turkish Armed Forces only as officers; reserve obligation to age 41 ... |
| consent | Argentina | 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental consent); no conscription (2001) |
| consent | 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 (2010) |
| consent | Barbados | 18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger volunteers require parental consent); no conscription (2009) |
| consent | Canada | 17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for reserve and military college applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum ... |
| consent | Chad | ... year service obligation; 18 years of age 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 ... |
| consent | Croatia | 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 16 years of age with parental consent; 6-month service obligation; conscription abolished 1 January 2008 (2010) |
| consent | France | 17-40 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; 12-month service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts (2010) |
| consent | Guinea-Bissau | 18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger with parental consent, for voluntary service (2010) |
| consent | Jamaica | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; younger recruits may be conscripted with parental consent (2001) |
| consent | Kenya | 18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary service (under 18 with parental consent), with a 9-year obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy); applicants must be Kenyan citizens and provide ... |