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PolandMilitary
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Poland: Military
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Military branches: |
Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP) |
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Military manpower - military age and obligation: |
17 years of age for compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; in 2005 Poland plans to shorten the length of conscript service obligation from 12 to 9 months; by 2008, plans call for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004 women are only allowed to serve as officers and non-commissioned officers (April 2004) |
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Military manpower - availability: |
males age 17-49: 9,673,712 (2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service: |
males age 17-49: 7,740,164 (2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually: |
males: 275,521 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure: |
$3.5 billion (2002) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.71% (2002) |
More about Poland:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
