word | | Military service age and obligation |
| Swiss | Switzerland | ... male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is obliged to do military service"; every Swiss male ... |
| Syrian | 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) |
| taken | Benin | 21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty ... |
| technicians | Bahrain | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2008) |
| term | Afghanistan | 22 years of age; inductees are contracted into service for a 4-year term (2005) |
| term | Bermuda | 18-23 years of age; eligible men required to register for conscription as needed into the Bermuda Regiment, which is largely voluntary; term of service 39 months (2007) |
| term | Romania | ... conscription officially ended October 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are for successive 3-year terms until the age ... |
| terms | Romania | ... October 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are for successive 3-year terms until the age of 36 (2006 |
| theoretically | Ethiopia | 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; theoretically, no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct call-ups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2008) |
| thereafter | Taiwan | ... plans to implement an incremental voluntary enlistment system beginning 2010, with 10% fewer conscripts each year thereafter, although nonvolunteers will still be required to perform alternative service or go through 3-4 months ... |
| time | Angola | 17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001) |
| tour | Benin | ... age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2006 |
| tour | Germany | 18 years of age (conscripts serve a 9-month tour of compulsory military service) (2004) |
| tour | Nicaragua | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; tour of duty 18-36 months (2008) |
| tours | Norway | ... practice they are seldom called to duty after age 30; reserve obligation to age 35-60; 16 years of age for volunteers to the Home Guard, who serve 6-month duty tours (2006 |
| training | Algeria | 19-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects) (2006) |
| training | Angola | 17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001) |
| training | Austria | 18-35 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for male or female voluntary service; service obligation 7 months of training, followed by an 8-year reserve obligation (2006) |
| training | Denmark | 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are assigned to mobilization units ... |
| training | Djibouti | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2008) |
| training | Kuwait | 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; reserve obligation to age 40 with 1 month annual training; women have served in police forces since 1999 (2006) |
| training | Nepal | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for military training; no conscription (2008) |
| training | Switzerland | ... to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2008 |
| training | Taiwan | ... incremental voluntary enlistment system beginning 2010, with 10% fewer conscripts each year thereafter, although nonvolunteers will still be required to perform alternative service or go through 3-4 months of military training (2008 |
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