| Military branches: |
Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006) |
| Military service age and obligation: |
18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 18-49: 350,649
females age 18-49: 361,642 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 18-49: 136,322
females age 18-49: 136,315 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 21,103
females age 18-49: 21,379 (2005 est.) |
