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Barbados Military:
Military branches:
Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard
Military manpower — military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; volunteers at earlier age with parental consent; no conscription (2001 est.)
Military manpower — availability:
males 18-49: 71,330 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — fit for military service:
males 18-49: 51,298 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures — dollar figure:
NA
Military expenditures — percent of GDP:
NA
Military — note:
The Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is to defend the island against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre that is deployed throughout the island; it increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline to prevent smuggling and other illicit activities (2005)
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