Military branches:
Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation - 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,634,816
females age 16-49:
1,775,474 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,201,290
females age 16-49:
1,547,278 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 77,473
female:
74,655 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
5% of GDP (2006)
