word | | Military service age and obligation |
| age | Ecuador | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
| age | Egypt | 18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation 12-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation (2008) |
| age | El Salvador | 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation - 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2009) |
| age | Equatorial Guinea | 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; service obligation 2 years; women hold only administrative positions in the Coast Guard (2011) |
| age | Eritrea | 18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation (2006) |
| age | Ethiopia | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2011) |
| age | Fiji | 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2010) |
| age | Finland | 18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; mandatory retirement at age 60 (2010) |
| age | 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) |
| age | Gabon | 20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2009) |
| age | Gambia, The | 18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2010) |
| age | Georgia | 18 to 34 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2005) |
| age | Germany | 17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; 1-2 year service obligation; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and ... |