Military branches:
Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)

Military service age and obligation:
registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9-12 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system (2015)

Military expenditures:
0.55% of GDP (2015 projected) 0.62% of GDP (2014) 0.63% of GDP (2013) 0.68% of GDP (2012) 0.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]