word | | Military service age and obligation |
| age | Israel | 18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months ... |
| age | Italy | 18-27 year of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2005; women may serve in any military branch; 10-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 45 (Army and ... |
| age | Jamaica | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; younger recruits may be conscripted with parental consent (2001) |
| age | Japan | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Maritime Self-Defense Force mandatory retirement at age 54 (2011) |
| age | Jordan | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription for males at age 18 was suspended in 1999, but reinstated in July 2007 in order to provide youth training necessary for job ... |
| age | Kazakhstan | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years; minimum age for volunteers NA (2004) |
| age | 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 ... |
| age | Korea, North | 17 years of age (2004) |
| age | Korea, South | 20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for ... |
| age | Kuwait | 18-30 years of age for compulsory and 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women age 18-30 may be subject to compulsory military service; conscription suspended in 2001 (2009) |
| age | Kyrgyzstan | 18-27 years of age for compulsory male military service in the armed forces or Interior Ministry; service obligation - 1 year, with optional fee-based 3-year service in the callup mobilization reserve ... |
| age | Laos | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; minimum 18-month service obligation (2010) |