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Military branches: Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2009)

Military service age and obligation: 19 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is obliged to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2008)

Manpower available for military service
males age 19-49:
1,852,580
females age 19-49: 1,807,667 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service
males age 19-49:
1,510,259
females age 19-49: 1,475,993 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually
males age 18-49:
48,076
females age 19-49: 44,049 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1% (2005 est.)

This information comes from the CIA World Factbook April 2009.

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