18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for compulsory military service; service obligation 2 years; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve up to 3 years; service terms may be extended to 5 years in an officially declared emergency; forced conscription of children, although officially prohibited, reportedly continues; on 27 June 2012, the regime signed a Joint Action Plan on prevention of child recruitment (2012)
Military Branches
Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2011)
Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49: 14,747,845
Females age 16-49: 14,710,871 (2010 est.)
Manpower Fit for Military Service
Males age 16-49: 10,451,515
Females age 16-49: 11,181,537 (2010 est.)
Manpower Reaching Militarily Significant Age Annually
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