Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
2.79% of GDP
(2016)
2.03% of GDP
(2015)
2.82% of GDP
(2014)
5.61% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world:
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[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT)
(2013)
20 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service, with a 3-year service obligation; 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; no minimum age restriction for volunteers with consent from a parent or guardian; women are subject to 1 year of compulsory military or civic service at age 21; while provisions for military service have not been repealed, they have never been fully implemented
(2015)