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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 18-50 years of age for voluntary military service; military service transformed into a fully professional, all-volunteer force no longer dependent on conscription beginning in January 2004 (2005)
2006 18-50 years of age for voluntary military service; on-going transformation of military service into a fully professional, all-volunteer force no longer dependent on conscription began in January 2004 and is scheduled to be completed by 2007 (2005)
2007 18-50 years of age for voluntary military service (2005)
2008 18-28 years of age for voluntary and 19-28 for compulsory military service (2008)
2009 18-28 years of age for voluntary and 19-28 for compulsory military service (2008)
2010 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2010)
2011 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2011)
2012 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2010)
2013 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2014 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2015 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2016 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2017 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2018 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2019 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2020 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
2021 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription abolished 2004 (2021)
2022 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2022) note: as of 2019, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel
2023 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2023) note: as of 2020, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel
2024 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2024) note: as of 2023, women comprised nearly 14% of the military's full-time personnel
2025 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2025) note: as of 2023, women comprised nearly 14% of the military's full-time personnel