Military branches:
Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations
Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal
Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)
Military service age and obligation:
18-49 years of age for voluntary military service (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 7,086,200 females age 16-49: 6,808,954 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 6,019,795 females age 16-49: 5,878,905 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 302,926 female: 294,747 (2008 est.)