Malawi
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2001)
Malaysia
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2005)
Maldives
18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Mali
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service;
conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004)
Malta
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2001)
Mauritania
18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation - 2
years; majority of servicemen believed to be volunteers; service in
Air Force and Navy is voluntary (April 2005)
Mexico
18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript
service obligation - 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for
voluntary enlistment (2004)
Moldova
18 years of age for compulsory military service; national
service obligation - 12 months (2004)
Mongolia
18-25 years of age for compulsory military service;
conscript service obligation - 12 months (2004)
Morocco
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)