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Military service age and obligation
Slovakia — 21 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | complete transition to an all-volunteer professional force is planned for 1 January 2007; 82% of Slovak armed forces were volunteers as of January 2005; volunteers include women, with minimum age of 17 years; 18 years of age for compulsory military service (January 2005) |
| 2006 | complete transition to an all-volunteer professional force went into effect at the beginning of 2006 after 140 years of mandatory army service; volunteers include women, with minimum age of 17 years (2005) |
| 2007 | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2006) |
| 2008 | 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2007) |
| 2009 | 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2007) |
| 2010 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2010) |
| 2011 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2011) |
| 2012 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2010) |
| 2013 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2014 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2015 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2016 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2017 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2018 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2019 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2020 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) |
| 2021 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004; women are eligible to serve (2021) |
| 2022 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004 (2021) note: as of 2019, women made up around 12% of the military's full-time personnel |
| 2023 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004 (2023) note: as of 2020, women made up around 12% of the military's full-time personnel |
| 2024 | 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004 (2023) note: as of 2021, women made up nearly 13% of the military's full-time personnel |
| 2025 | minimum age is 18 for voluntary service for men and women; citizens 18-65 can volunteer for the military reserves (2026) |