United Kingdom Military Profile 2006

Military branches

Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force

Military service age and obligation

16 years of age for voluntary military service; women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings (2004)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 14,607,724
females age 16-49: 14,028,738 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 12,046,268
females age 16-49: 11,555,893 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure

$42,836.5 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

2.4% (2003)