Military branches:
Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
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)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 14,747,845
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
14,710,871 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 10,451,515
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
11,181,537 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 522,478
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female:
506,388 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
2.1% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]