Slovenia
17 years of age for voluntary military service;
conscription abolished in 2003 (2004)
Somalia
18 years of age (est.) (2001)
South Africa
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women
have a long history of military service in noncombat roles, dating
back to World War I (2004)
Spain
20 years of age (2004)
Sri Lanka
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Sudan
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript
service obligation - three years (August 2004)
Suriname
18 years of age (est.); no conscription
Swaziland
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; both
sexes are eligible for military service (2005)
Sweden
19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript
service obligation - 7-17 months depending on conscript role; after
completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until
age of 47 (2004)
Switzerland
the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is
obliged to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve for
at least 260 days in the armed forces; 19 years of age for
compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military
service; conscripts receive 15 weeks of compulsory training,
followed by 10 intermittent recalls for training over the next 22
years; women are accepted on a voluntary basis but are not drafted
(2005)