Burma
18 years of age for voluntary military service for both sexes;
forced conscription of children, although officially prohibited,
reportedly continues (2007)
Burundi
16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; children as young as 10 years of age have been conscripted
into the armed forces; the enrollment of children is still not
prohibited (2007)
Cambodia
conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between
18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation
(2006)
Cameroon
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription; the government makes periodic calls for volunteers
(2006)
Canada
17 years of age for male and female voluntary military
service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for reserve and
military college applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent
residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service
obligation 3-9 years (2008)
Cape Verde
18 years of age (est.) for selective compulsory military
service; 14-month conscript service obligation (2006)
Central African Republic
18 years of age for compulsory and
voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation
(2006)
Chad
20 years of age for conscripts, with 3-year service obligation;
18 years of age for volunteers; no minimum age restriction for
volunteers with consent from a guardian; women are subject to 1 year
of compulsory military or civic service at age of 21 (2004)
Chile
18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military
service, although the right to compulsory recruitment is retained;
service obligation - 12 months for Army, 22 months for Navy and Air
Force (2008)
China
18-22 years of age for selective compulsory military service,
with 24-month service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary
service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women
high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military
jobs (2007)