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Military ::Botswana
Military branches:
Botswana Defense Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm
Command, Logistics Command (2010)
Military service age and obligation:
18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; official minimum age is unknown (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 543,097
females age 16-49: 520,896 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: