Venezuela
18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; 30-month conscript service obligation - all citizens 18-50
years old are obligated to register for military service (2008)
Vietnam
18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service;
females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript
service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years
of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or
Self Defense Forces (2006)
Yemen
voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year
service obligation (2006)
Zambia
18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of
age with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Zimbabwe
18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women
are eligible to serve (2007)
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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@2025 Manpower fit for military service
Afghanistan
males age 16-49: 4,234,180
females age 16-49: 3,946,685 (2008 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 798,454
females age 16-49: 767,143 (2008 est.)