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| United States - Military (Facts) |
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| Military branches: |
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy |
| Military service age and obligation: |
18 years of age; 17 years of age with written parental consent (2006) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 18-49: 67,742,879
females age 18-49: 67,070,144 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 18-49: 54,609,050
females age 18-49: 54,696,706 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 2,143,873
females age 18-49: 2,036,201 (2005 est.) |
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