field - Military service age and obligation

Country	Military service age and obligation
Poland	17 years of age for male compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; by 2008, plans call for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2006)
Portugal	18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military service ended in 2004; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties (2005)
Puerto Rico	void
Qatar	18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Romania	18 years of age for voluntary military service; 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 of 36 (2006)
Russia	18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; service obligation - 1 year; reserve obligation to age 50; foreign citizens and dual-nationality Russians are precluded from contract military service (2008)
Rwanda	18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Saint Barthelemy	void
Saint Helena	void
Saint Kitts and Nevis	18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Saint Lucia	void
Saint Martin	void
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	void
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	void
Samoa	void
San Marino	16-55 for voluntary service in Voluntary Military Force (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe	18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Saudi Arabia	18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2004)
Senegal	18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004)
Serbia	19-35 years of age for compulsory military service; under a state of war or impending war, conscription can begin at age 16; conscription is to be abolished in 2010; 9-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 60 for men and 50 for women (2007)
Seychelles	18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Sierra Leone	17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Singapore	18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers) (2008)
Slovakia	17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2007)
Slovenia	17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2007)
Solomon Islands	void
Somalia	void
South Africa	18 years of age for voluntary military service; women have a long history of military service in noncombat roles dating back to World War I (2004)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	void
Southern Ocean	void
Spain	20 years of age (2004)
Spratly Islands	void
Sri Lanka	18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Sudan	18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Suriname	18 years of age (est.); no conscription
Svalbard	void
Swaziland	18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Sweden	19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation: 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2006)

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