Armenia
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service,
conscript service obligation - 12 months; 18 years of age for
voluntary military service (May 2004)
Australia
16 years of age for voluntary service (2001)
Austria
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of
age for voluntary service; from 2007, at the earliest, compulsory
military service obligation will be reduced from 8 months to 6 (June
2004)
Azerbaijan
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; law passed December 2001 raises maximum conscription age
from 28 to 35 (December 2001)
Bahamas, The
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
Bahrain
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Bangladesh
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2005)
Barbados
18 years of age for voluntary military service; volunteers
at earlier age with parental consent; no conscription (2001)
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military service;
conscript service obligation - 18 months (May 2004)
Belgium
16 years of age for voluntary military service; women
comprise some 7% of the Belgian armed forces (2001)