Romanian Army

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Military manpower
Military age	20 years of age for compulsory military service, 18 in wartime; conscript service obligation - 12 months; 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2004)
Availability	males age 15–49: 5,952,834 (2004 est.)
Fit for military service	males age 15–49: 5,007,375 (2004 est.)
Reaching military age annually	males: 163,577 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures
Amount	$985 million (2002)
Percent of GDP	2.47% (2002)

The Army of Romania (Armata Românǎ) consists of three branches:

• Romanian Land Forces
• Romanian Navy
• Romanian Air and Air Defense Forces

The term "army" is used in Romania when referring to the entire military while "land forces" deal only with the actual army itself.

Romania joined NATO in 2004. As a consequence, extensive preparations have been made for the transition to a professional army by 2007, which would include 90,000 men and women until 2007, but the process has obviously not been finished yet. About 75,000 of these are the military personnel, while 15,000 is made up of civilians. Out of the 75,000, about 45,800 make up the Romanian Land Forces, about 13,250 are the Romanian Air and Air Defense Forces and 6,800 are in the Romanian Navy, while the remaining 8,800 serve in other fields [link]. Conscription is to be abolished by 2007 according to the Romanian Ministry of Defence.

Overall, in 2005, the military force of Romania (Including Army, Navy, Air and Air-defence) consisted of 112,000 military personnel and 28,000 civilians. The current number is estimated at about 97.000 men and women.

The Romanian Military has essentially undergone a three-stage restructuring. As of 2007, the first short-term stage will be completed. 2015 marks the end of the second stage when the armed forces will reach a manpower of about 80,000. In 2025, the long-term stage is to be completed. The stages aim at modernizing the structure of the armed forces, reducing the personnel as well as acquiring newer and more improved technology that is compatible with NATO standards.

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See also

• Romania

External links

• [Official site of the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MoND)]
• [link]
• [link] Troop distribution

 

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