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United States Military 2009
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SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
 


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Military branches:
United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy (2009)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines) (2008)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 72,715,332
females age 16-49: 71,638,785 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 59,764,677
females age 16-49: 59,437,663 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 2,196,124
female: 2,085,085 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
4.06% of GDP (2005 est.)


NOTE: The information regarding United States on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United States Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United States Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.


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