Military of Pakistan
Military branches: | Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation: | 16 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age of 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors (2006) |
Manpower available for military service: | males age 16-49: 39,028,014 females age 16-49: 36,779,584 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service: | males age 16-49: 29,428,747 females age 16-49: 28,391,887 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 1,969,055 females age 16-49: 1,849,254 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 3.2% (2006; 3% 2007 est.) |