Algeria
19-30 years of age for compulsory military service;
conscript service obligation - 18 months (6 months basic training,
12 months civil projects) (2006)
Angola
22-24 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript
service obligation - 2 years; Angolan citizenship required (2009)
Antigua and Barbuda
18 years of age for voluntary military service;
no conscription (2008)
Argentina
18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21
requires parental permission); no conscription (2001)
Armenia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military
service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Australia
17 years of age for voluntary military service (with
parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in Army
combat units in non-combat support roles (2008)
Austria
18-35 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years
of age for male or female voluntary service; service obligation 6
months of training, followed by an 8-year reserve obligation (2009)
Azerbaijan
men between 18 and 35 are liable for military service; 18
years of age for voluntary military service; length of military
service is 18 months and 12 months for university graduates (2006)
Bahamas, The
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)
Bahrain
17 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of
age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2008)