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These are the
enlistment ages for
military service by country, according to the online
CIA publication
The World Factbook .
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Gabon – 20 (voluntary).
Gambia – 18 (compulsory).
Georgia – 18 (compulsory).
Germany – 17 (parental consent).
Ghana – 18 (voluntary).
Greece – 18 (voluntary), 19 (compulsory; conscription age can be lowered to 17 during wartime).
Guatemala – 17 (compulsory).
Guinea – 18 (voluntary).
Guinea-Bissau – 16 (voluntary, with parental consent), 18 (compulsory).
Guyana – 18 (voluntary).
H
I
India – 17 (voluntary)
Indonesia – 18 (voluntary)
Iran – 18 (compulsory)
Iraq – 18 (voluntary)
Ireland – 18 (voluntary)
Israel – 17 (voluntary), 18 (compulsory for Jews and Druze only)
Italy – 18 (voluntary)
J
K
L
M
N
Namibia – 18 (voluntary)
Nepal – 18 (voluntary)
Netherlands – 17 (voluntary)
New Zealand – 17 (voluntary; soldiers are not deployed in combat before the age of 18)
Nicaragua – 18 (voluntary)
Niger – 18 (compulsory)
Nigeria – 18 (voluntary)
North Macedonia – 18 (voluntary)
Norway – 17 (voluntary – men), 18 (voluntary – women), 19 (compulsory; conscription age can be lowered to 16 during wartime)
O
Oman – 18 (voluntary)
P
Pakistan – 16 (voluntary; soldiers cannot be deployed to combat before the age of 18)
Papua New Guinea – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent)
Paraguay – 18 (compulsory)
Peru – 18 (voluntary)
Philippines – 17 (voluntary)
Poland – 18 (voluntary; enlistment age can be lowered to 17 during wartime)
Portugal – 18 (voluntary)
Q
R
S
T
U
Uganda – 18 (voluntary)
Ukraine – 25 (compulsory)
United Arab Emirates – 17 (voluntary, with consent), 18 (compulsory)
United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the
Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17)
United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246)
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Uruguay – 18 (voluntary)
Uzbekistan – 18 (compulsory)
V
Y
Z
Zambia – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent)
Zimbabwe – 18 (voluntary)
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