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United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17) United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246) [3]
Deferred both by reason of dependency and by agricultural occupation, age 38 to 44 inclusive. Mar 6, 1943: Oct 5, 1944: III-D Deferred by reason of extreme hardship and privation to wife, child, or parent. Apr 12, 1943: Mar 31, 1947: III-D (H) Deferred by reason of extreme hardship and privation to wife, child, or parent, age 38 to 44 inclusive ...
Enlisted marines attend recruit training, known as boot camp, at either Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego or Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Historically, the Mississippi River served as a dividing line that delineated who would be trained where, while more recently, a district system has ensured a more even distribution of male ...
The record holder for the longest enlisted service is Chief Torpedoeman Harry Simond Morris (1887-1975), who entered the U.S. Navy at age 15 as an apprentice boy, and served for 55 years of continuous service, a record that cannot be surpassed under current regulations.
17 million [4], age 18–25 (2016) Reaching military age annually: 2 million [5] (2016) Active personnel: ... Enlisted. Army enlisted; Marine Corps enlisted; Navy ...
World War I draft card. Lower left corner to be removed by men of African ancestry in order to keep the military segregated. Following the U.S. declaration of war against Germany on 6 April, the Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. [10]
High Year Tenure (HYT) is a term used by the United States Armed Forces to describe the maximum number of years enlisted members may serve at a given rank without achieving promotion, after which they must separate or retire. [1] HYT is applicable to enlisted personnel of all six military branches of the United States.
The following list projects the total number of people around the globe that are eligible for military service.The estimates are drawn from demographic projections in the CIA World Factbook as of 2009.