Military branches:
Armed Forces: Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
20 years of age for conscripts, with 3-year service obligation; 18 years of age for volunteers; no minimum age restriction for volunteers with consent from a parent or guardian; women are subject to 1 year of compulsory military or civic service at age of 21 (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,090,244
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 2,441,321 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,183,242
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 1,395,811 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 128,723
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 128,244 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.7% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]