Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
4.58% of GDP (2016)
4.31% of GDP (2015)
4.32% of GDP (2014)
4.3% of GDP (2013)
4.76% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2013)
17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF (2013)
Jordan Military 2018
SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
