Military branches:
Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Aviation Forces, Special Forces (2010)

Military service age and obligation:
18-28 years of age for male voluntary or compulsory military service; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; conscription is to end in 2012; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers; reserve obligation to age 50 (2009)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 9,597,047
[see also: Manpower available for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 9,364,939 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 7,860,841
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 7,828,221 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 235,248
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 224,801 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - female country ranks ]

Military expenditures:
1.71% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]