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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
2006 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
2007 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
2008 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2008)
2009 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2008)
2010 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2010)
2011 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2010)
2012 17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2010)
2013 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2014 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2015 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2016 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2017 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2018 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2019 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)
2020 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2019)
2021 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2019)
2022 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for non-commissioned officers, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2022) note: the BDF hires foreign nationals, Sunni Muslims primarily from Arabic countries and Pakistan, to serve under contract; as of 2020, foreigners were estimated to comprise as much as 80% of the military; the policy has become a controversial issue with the primarily Shia population; during the 2011, the BDF reportedly deployed mostly foreign personnel a
2023 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for non-commissioned officers, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2022) note: the BDF hires foreign nationals, Sunni Muslims primarily from Arabic countries and Pakistan, to serve under contract; as of 2020, foreigners were estimated to comprise as much as 80% of the military; the policy has become a controversial issue with the primarily Shia population; during the 2011, the BDF reportedly deployed mostly foreign personnel a
2024 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-55 to voluntarily join the reserves; no compulsory service (2024)
2025 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-55 to voluntarily join the reserves (2025)