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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004)
2006 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 24 months (2004)
2007 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)
2008 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)
2009 18-25 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2009)
2010 18-25 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2009)
2011 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2009)
2012 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2009)
2013 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)
2014 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)
2015 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)
2016 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)
2017 no compulsory military service (2017)
2018 no compulsory military service (2017)
2019 no compulsory military service (2017)
2020 no compulsory military service (2017)
2021 no compulsory military service (2021)
2022 Voluntary and selective conscripted service, 9-24 mos (2022)
2023 18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2023)
2024 18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2023)
2025 18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2025)