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Military branches:

Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:

The Swiss Confederation states that "every Swiss male is obligated to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve for at least 260 days in the armed forces; 19 years of age for compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscripts receive 15 weeks of compulsory training, followed by 10 intermittent recalls for training over the next 22 years; women are accepted on a voluntary basis, but are not drafted (2005)

Military manpower - availability:

males age 19-49: 1,707,694 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:

males age 19-49: 1,375,889 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

males: 46,319 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:

$2.548 billion (FY01)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

1% (FY01)