| Military branches | Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw), Cyber and Information Space Command (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum, Kdo CIR) (2017) |
| Military service age and obligation | 17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001 (2013) |
| Military expenditures | 1.19% of GDP (2016 est.) 1.19% of GDP (2015) 1.19% of GDP (2014) 1.23% of GDP (2013) 1.31% of GDP (2012) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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