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Romania - Military (Facts)

Military branches: Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2006) Military service age and obligation: all military inductees (including women) are volunteers who contract for an initial 5-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are for successive 3-year terms until the age of 36; minimum age for voluntary military service is 18 (2006) Manpower available for military service: males age 20-49: 5,061,984 females age 20-49: 4,975,427 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 20-49: 3,932,579 females age 20-49: 4,076,288 (2005 est.) Manpower reaching military service age annually: males age 18-49: 172,093 females age 20-49: 165,547 (2005 est.)