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Military service age and obligation
Bahrain — 21 years of data
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) |