Eritrea
18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and
compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation
(2006)
Estonia
obligation for compulsory service ages 16-60, with
conscription "likely" ages 18-27; service requirement 8-11 months
(2009)
Ethiopia
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; theoretically, no compulsory military service, but the
military can conduct call-ups when necessary and compliance is
compulsory (2008)
Fiji
18 years of age for voluntary military service; reserve
obligation to age 45 (2006)
Finland
18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and
female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service;
service obligation 6-12 months; mandatory retirement at age 60 (2008)
France
17-40 years of age for male or female voluntary military
service; no conscription; 12-month service obligation; women serve
in noncombat military posts (2008)
Gabon
20 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service
(2007)
Gambia, The
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2008)
Georgia
18 to 34 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active
duty military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months
(2005)
Germany
18 years of age (conscripts serve a 9-month tour of
compulsory military service) (2004)