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Switzerland Military:
Military branches:
Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
Military manpower — military age and obligation:
NA (2005 est.)
note: The Swiss Confederation states that "every Swiss male is obligated to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve for at least 260 days in the armed forces; 19 years of age for compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscripts receive 15 weeks of compulsory training, followed by 10 intermittent recalls for training over the next 22 years; women are accepted on a voluntary basis, but are not drafted
Military manpower — availability:
males 19-49: 1,707,694 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — fit for military service:
males 19-49: 1,375,889 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — reaching military age annually:
males : 46,319 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures — dollar figure:
$2.55 billion (FY01 est.)
Military expenditures — percent of GDP:
1% (FY01 est.)
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