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Historical Values
Year Value
2005 18 years of age (est.); no conscription
2006 18 years of age (est.); no conscription
2007 18 years of age (est.); no conscription
2008 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
2009 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
2010 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
2011 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
2012 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
2013 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)
2014 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)
2015 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)
2016 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)
2017 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)
2018 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)
2019 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)
2020 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)
2021 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2021)
2022 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)
2023 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2022)
2024 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2024)
2025 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)