Maldives
18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Mali
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service;
conscript service obligation - two years (2004)
Malta
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2001)
Mauritania
18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation -
two 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 in land or air defense
forces or police; a small portion of Mongolian land forces (2.5
percent) is comprised of contract soldiers (2004)
Montenegro
compulsory national military service abolished August 2006
Morocco
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)
Namibia
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)