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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18 (2001)
2006 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18 (2001)
2007 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18 (2001)
2008 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2008)
2009 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2008)
2010 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2010)
2011 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2010)
2012 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US and resident of there for the previous 5 years (2012)
2013 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
2014 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
2015 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
2016 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
2017 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
2018 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2018)
2019 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2019)
2020 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2019)
2021 17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2021)
2022 17 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2022) note 1: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; in 2019, women accounted for about 18% of the uniformed full-time personnel note 2: as of 2022, the NZDF s program for recruiting foreign volunteers had been suspended
2023 17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2023) note 1: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; in 2022, women accounted for about 20% of armed forces personnel note 2: as of 2022, the NZDF s program for recruiting foreign volunteers had been suspended
2024 17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2024) note: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; as of 2024, women accounted for about 20% of Regular Force personnel
2025 17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2025) note: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; as of 2024, women accounted for about 20% of Regular Force personnel