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MilitaryMilitary branches
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2011) Military service age and obligation
17 years of age for voluntary military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription for males at age 18 was suspended in 1999, but reinstated in July 2007 in order to provide youth training necessary for job market needs; all males under age 37 are required to register; women not subject to conscription, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF (2012) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 1,674,260
Females age 16-49 1,611,315 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 1,439,192
Females age 16-49 1,384,500 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 73,574
Female 69,420 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 4
8.6% of GDP (2006)
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