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Serbia Military 2008
Montenegro Military 2008

Military branches:
Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces Command (includes Serbian naval force, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Joint Operations Command, Air and Air Defense Forces Command (2007)

Military service age and obligation:
19-35 years of age for compulsory military service; under a state of war or impending war, conscription can begin at age 16; conscription is to be abolished in 2010; 9-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 60 for men and 50 for women (2007)


NOTE: The information regarding Serbia on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Serbia Military 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Serbia Military 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.


Military service age and obligation:
compulsory national military service abolished August 2006

Military - note:
Montenegrin plans call for the establishment of a fully professional armed forces


NOTE: The information regarding Montenegro on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montenegro Military 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montenegro Military 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.