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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 18 years of age (est.) (2004)
2006 18 years of age (est.) (2004)
2007 18 years of age (est.) (2004)
2008 18 years of age (est.) for compulsory military service (2008)
2009 18 years of age (est.) for compulsory military service; women hold only administrative positions in the Coast Guard (2009)
2010 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; service obligation 2 years; women hold only administrative positions in the Coast Guard (2011)
2011 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; service obligation 2 years; women hold only administrative positions in the Coast Guard (2011)
2012 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; service obligation 2 years; women hold only administrative positions in the Coast Guard (2012)
2013 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Coast Guard (2013)
2014 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2015 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2016 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2017 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2018 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2019 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2020 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)
2021 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2019)
2022 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2021)
2023 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 24-month service obligation (2023)
2024 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 24-month service obligation (2023)
2025 18-25 for voluntary military service; selective compulsory military service for men; 24-month service obligation (2025)