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Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2011) Military service age and obligation
17 years of age for voluntary military service (younger volunteers require parental consent); no conscription (2009) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 73,820
Females age 16-49 73,835 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 58,125
Females age 16-49 58,016 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 1,842
Female 1,849 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 148
0.8% of GDP (2009)
Military - note
The Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is island defense against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre deployed throughout the island; the cadre increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline for smuggling and other illicit activities (2007)
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