Barbados Military 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Barbados Military 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Military branches:
Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2011)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service, or earlier with parental consent; no conscription (2013)

Military - note:
the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is island defense against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre deployed throughout the island; the cadre increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline for smuggling and other illicit activities

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Barbados Military 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES