Military branches:
Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2011)

Military service age and obligation:
18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental permission); no conscription (2001)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 9,934,765
[see also: Manpower available for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 9,868,008 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 8,366,206
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 8,344,321 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 340,570
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 323,953 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - female country ranks ]

Military expenditures:
0.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

Military - note:
the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2008)