Royal Thai Armed Forces
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| Royal Thai Armed Forces กองทัพไทย |
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| Service branches | Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Air Force |
| Headquarters | Bangkok |
| Military age | 21-49 |
| Conscription | 21 years of age for compulsory military service; males are registered at 18 years of age; conscript service obligation - 2 years; 18 years of age for voluntary military service |
| Available for military service |
14,903,855 males, age 15–49 (2005 est.), 15,265,854 females, age 15–49 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
10,396,032 males, age 15–49 (2005 est.), 11,487,690 females, age 15–49 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
526,276 males (2005 est.), 514,396 females (2005 est.) |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | 1.8 (2005 est.) |
The Royal Thai Armed Forces (กองทัพไทย) is the name of the military of Thailand. It has four main branches, the Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, in addition to Paramilitary Forces.
The minimum age to join the military is 18 while 21 is the minimum age for recruitment. In total, as of 2004, there are 17,944,151 men in Thailand age 15-49, 10,735,354 of whom could potentially fight in a war. As of 2004, 531,511 males reach military age annually. In 2000, Thailand spent $1.775 billion (in United States dollars) on its military, constituting, in 2003, 1.8% of GDP.
Under the 1997 constitution military service is a duty for all male citizens and at 21 those who have not undergone reserve training are subject to a draft. Volunteers are subject to six to eighteen months service depending on their education while those chosen at random are subject to twenty-four months full-time service.
[edit] See also
- Royal Thai Army
- Royal Thai Air Force
- Royal Thai Navy
- Military ranks of the Thai armed forces
- Royal Thai Police
[edit] References and links
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2004 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
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