Trinidad and Tobago Military Profile 2013

Military branches

Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Army, Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2010)

Military service age and obligation

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Trinidad and Tobago citizenship and completion of secondary school required (2012)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 341,764
females age 16-49: 317,899 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 269,824
females age 16-49: 261,735 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 8,164
female: 7,503 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures

0.3% of GDP (2006)