Russian Military Branches:
Ground Forces (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Forces (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN), and Space Troops (Kosmicheskiye Voyska, KV) are independent “combat arms,” not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of the ground troops (2010)
Russian Military Service Age and Obligation:
18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; service obligation – 1 year (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months training); reserve obligation to age 50
note: over 60% of draft-age Russian males receive some type of deferment – generally health related – each draft cycle (2009)
Russian Manpower Available for Military Service:
males age 16-49: 34,850,217
females age 16-49: 35,693,977 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 20,746,777
females age 16-49: 27,174,148 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 712,838
female: 678,623 (2010 est.)
Russian Military Expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 27
This information comes from the CIA World Factbook
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