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Croatia - Military (Facts)

Military branches: Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air Force, Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2007) Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to professional military service by 2010 (2006) Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 1,005,058 females age 18-49: 1,008,511 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 725,914 females age 18-49: 823,611 (2005 est.) Manpower reaching military service age annually: males age 18-49: 29,020 females age 18-49: 27,897 (2005 est.)