Military in Russia
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| Military branches: |
 
Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches |
| Military service age and obligation: |
Russia has adopted a mixed conscript-contract force; 18-27 years of age; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; length of compulsory military service is two years; plans call for reduction in mandatory service to 18 months in 2007 and to one year by 2008; 30% of Russian army personnel were contract servicemen at the end of 2005; as of May 2006, 178,000 contract servicemen were serving in the Army and Navy; planning calls for volunteer servicemen to compose 70% of armed forces by 2010, with the remaining servicemen consisting of conscripts; at the end of 2005, the Army had 40 all-volunteer permanent-readiness units, with another 20 permanent-readiness units to be formed in 2006; 88 Ministry of Defense units have been designated as permanent readiness units and are expected to become all-volunteer by end 2007; these include most air force, naval, and nuclear arms units, as well as all airborne and naval infantry units, most motorized rifle brigades, and all special forces detachments (2006) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 18-49: 35,247,049
females age 18-49: 35,986,426 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 18-49: 21,049,651
females age 18-49: 29,056,021 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 1,286,069
females age 18-49: 1,244,264 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - dollar figure: |
NA |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
NA |
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