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Military service age and obligation
Ecuador — 21 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 years of age for conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2004) |
| 2006 | 20 years of age for conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2004) |
| 2007 | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2008 | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
| 2009 | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
| 2010 | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
| 2011 | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
| 2012 | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecadorian birth requirement; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
| 2013 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2014 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2015 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2016 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2017 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2018 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2019 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2020 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2013) |
| 2021 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation; females have been allowed to serve in all branches since 2012 (2021) |
| 2022 | 18 years of age for selective conscript military service, although conscription was suspended in 2008; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation; females have been allowed to serve in all branches since 2012 (2022) note: in 2017, women made up an estimated 3% of the military |
| 2023 | 18-22 years of age for selective conscript military service for men, although conscription was suspended in 2008; 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation (2023) note: in 2022, women made up an estimated 3-4% of the military |
| 2024 | 18-22 years of age for selective conscript military service for men, although conscription was suspended in 2008; 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation (2023) note: in 2022, women made up an estimated 3-4% of the military |
| 2025 | 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation; conscription abolished in 2008 (2025) note: in 2024, women made up about 5% of the active military |