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Military ::Uruguay
Military branches:
Uruguayan Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito), National Navy (Armada
Nacional; includes naval air arm, Marine Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros
Navales, FUSNA), Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza
Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 837,252
females age 16-49: 824,096 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: