Military branches:
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Popular Defense Forces (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation; a requirement that completion of national service was mandatory before entering public or private sector employment has been cancelled (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
10,433,973
females age 16-49:
10,411,443 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
6,475,530
females age 16-49:
6,840,885 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
532,030
female:
512,476 (2010 est.)