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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 18 years of age for compulsory military service, with 6-month service obligation; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; Croatian Military Police planning to end conscription in 2005 (December 2004)
2006 18 years of age for compulsory military service, with six-month service obligation; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service (December 2004)
2007 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to professional military service by 2010 (2006)
2008 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to professional military service by 2010 (2006)
2009 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to voluntary military service by 2010 (2006)
2010 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to voluntary military service by 2010 (2006)
2011 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 16 years of age with parental consent; 6-month service obligation; conscription abolished 1 January 2008 (2010)
2012 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 16 years of age with parental consent; 6-month service obligation; conscription abolished 1 January 2008 (2010)
2013 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation (2012)
2014 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation (2012)
2015 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation (2012)
2016 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation (2012)
2017 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2017)
2018 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2017)
2019 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2017)
2020 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2017)
2021 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2021)
2022 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2022) note: as of 2019, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel
2023 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2023) note: as of 2021, women comprised nearly 15% of the military's full-time personnel
2024 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 but slated to be reinstated in January 2025 (2024) note: as of 2024, women comprised about 14% of the military's full-time personnel
2025 18-29 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 2008 but will be reinstated in 2026 when it will become mandatory for men aged 19-29 to undergo two months of basic military training (2025) note: as of 2024, women comprised about 14% of the military's full-time personnel