Military branches:
Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
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 (2005)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 19-49: 1,707,694 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 19-49: 1,375,889 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 46,319 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$2.548 billion (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1% (FY01)
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