competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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Bolivia Military:
Military branches:
Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana)
Military manpower — military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; one estimate holds that 40% of the armed forces are under the age of 18, with 50% of those under the age of 16; conscript tour of duty - 12 months (2002 est.)
Military manpower — availability:
males 18-49: 1,923,234 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — fit for military service:
males 18-49: 1,311,414 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — reaching military age annually:
males : 101,101 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures — dollar figure:
$132.2 million (2004 est.)
Military expenditures — percent of GDP:
1.6% (2004 est.)
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