Military branches:
Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors; the Pakistan Air Force recruits aviation technicians at age 15; service obligation (Navy) 10-18 years; retirement required after 18-30 years service or age 40-52 (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
48,453,305
females age 16-49:
44,898,096 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
37,945,440
females age 16-49:
37,381,549 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
2,237,723
female:
2,104,906 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
3.04% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 20
3.13% of GDP (2011)
3.04% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]