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A volunteer military or all-volunteer military is one which derives its manpower from volunteers rather than conscription or mandatory service. A country may offer attractive pay and benefits through military recruitment to attract volunteers. Many countries with volunteer militaries reserve the right to renew conscription in the event of an emergency.

Contents 1 List of countries with a volunteer military 2 List of countries that are planning to replace conscription with a volunteer military in next 3 years 3 See also 4 For Further Reading

[edit] List of countries with a volunteer military

Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Brunei Darussalam Belgium Belize Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Croatia Republic of the Congo Czech Republic Djibouti Dominican Republic East Timor France Gambia Guyana Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Montenegro Morocco Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Oman Pakistan Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Rwanda Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Suriname Sri Lanka Swaziland Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uganda Uruguay Zambia

[edit] List of countries that are planning to replace conscription with a volunteer military in next 3 years

• Serbia
• Ukraine
• Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] See also

• Mercenaries
• Military service
• Conscription

[edit] For Further Reading

Greenberg, Greg A., Robert A. Rosenheck, and Rani A. Desai. “Risk of Incarceration among Male Veterans and Nonveterans: Are Veterans of the All Volunteer Force at Greater Risk.” Armed Forces & Society, Apr 2007; vol. 33: pp. 337-350. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/3/337

Gilroy, Curtis L., Robert L. Phillips, and John D. Blair. “The All-Volunteer Army: Fifteen Years Later.” Armed Forces & Society, Apr 1990; vol. 16: pp. 329-350. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/16/3/329

Snyder, William P. “Officer Recruitment for the All-Volunteer Force: Trends and Prospects.” Armed Forces & Society, Apr 1984; vol. 10: pp. 401-425. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/10/3/401

Bachman, Jerald G. and John D. Blair. “’Citizen Force’ or ‘Career Force’?: Implications for Ideology in the All-Volunteer Army.” Armed Forces & Society, Oct 1975; vol. 2: pp. 81-96. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/2/1/81

McNown, Robert F., Bernard Udis, and Colin Ash. “Economic Analysis of the All-Volunteer Force.” Armed Forces & Society, Oct 1980; vol. 7: pp. 113-132. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/7/1/113

Janowitz, Morris and Charles C. Moskos, Jr. “Five Years of the All-Volunteer Force: 1973-1978. Armed Forces & Society, Jan 1979; vol. 5: pp. 171-218. http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/5/2/171