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Greece - Military (Facts)

Military branches: Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2007) Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 17 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation - 12 months for the Army, Air Force; 15 months for Navy; women are eligible for military service (2005) Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 2,459,988 females age 18-49: 2,442,818 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 2,018,557 females age 18-49: 2,000,650 (2005 est.) Manpower reaching military service age annually: males age 18-49: 58,399 females age 18-49: 55,571 (2005 est.)