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Subject: military numbers
Category: Reference, Education and News > Current Events
Asked by: yoss-ga
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Posted: 24 Sep 2004 00:52 PDT
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Question ID: 405664
I'd like to know how many people are in military service of any kind
from the United States, as compared to similar numbers for France,
Germany, Italy, England, Russia and Australia.  I want included
figures of National Guard programs and other outside programs for as
many countries as possible.
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Subject: Re: military numbers
From: hscbaj-ga on 13 Oct 2004 05:13 PDT
 
Hi,
Your answer is listed below, thanks
Baj
United States:
Military branches:   
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard
administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but
in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)

Military manpower - military age:   
18 years of age (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 73,597,731 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
NA (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 2,124,164 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$370.7 billion (FY04 est.) (March 2003)  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
3.3% (FY03 est.) (February 2004)  



France:
Military branches:   
Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy
(including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National
Gendarmerie

Military manpower - military age:   
18 years of age (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 14,487,165 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 15-49: 12,044,827 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 394,413 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$45,238.1 million (2003)  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
2.6% (2003)  




Germany:
Military branches:   
Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air
Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service

Military manpower - military age:   
18 years of age (conscipts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory
military service) (2004 est.)

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 20,468,942 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 15-49: 17,338,435 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 484,837 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$35.063 billion (2003)  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
1.5% (2003)  




Italy:
Military branches:   
Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri  

Military manpower - military age:   
18 years of age (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 14,408,392 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 15-49: 12,279,516 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 285,601 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$28,182.8 million (2003)  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
1.9% (2003)  




England (United Kingdom):
Military branches:   
Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force  

Military manpower - military age:   
16 years of age (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 14,943,016 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 15-49: 12,393,785 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$42,836.5 million (2003)  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
2.4% (2003)  




Russia:
Military branches:   
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces; Airborne troops, Strategic Rocket
Forces, and Military Space Forces are classified as independent combat
arms, not subordinate to any of the three branches
:  

Military manpower - military age:   
18 years of age (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 39,127,169 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 15-49: 30,600,088 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 1,262,339 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
NA  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
NA  




Australia
Military branches:   
Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force,
new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002)

Military manpower - military age:   
17 years of age (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - availability:   
males age 15-49: 5,061,810 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - fit for military service:   
males age 15-49: 4,356,671 (2004 est.)  

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:   
males: 140,182 (2004 est.)  

Military expenditures - dollar figure:    
$14,120.1 million (2003)  

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:    
2.8% (2003)

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