Military branches:
Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
202,407
females age 16-49:
180,349 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
157,664
females age 16-49:
144,861 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
7,363
female:
7,095 (2010 est.)