Military branches:
New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army; Royal New Zealand Navy; Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
1,019,798
females age 16-49:
1,003,429 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
843,526
females age 16-49:
828,779 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
30,846
female:
28,825 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.13% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 89
1.12% of GDP (2011)
1.13% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]