Equatorial Guinea
18 years of age for selective compulsory military
service; service obligation 2 years; women hold only administrative
positions in the Coast Guard (2011)
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 voluntary military service; no
compulsory military service, but the military can conduct call-ups
when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2009)
Fiji
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2010)
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 (2010)
France
17-40 years of age for male or female voluntary military
service (with parental consent); no conscription; 12-month service
obligation; women serve in noncombat military posts (2010)
Gabon
20 years of age for voluntary military service; there is no
conscription (2009)
Gambia, The
18 years of age for male and female voluntary military
service; no conscription (2010)
Georgia
18 to 34 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active
duty military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months
(2005)