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Romanian Army
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| Romanian Army | |
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| Military manpower[1] | |
| Military age | All military inductees (including women) are volunteers who contract for an initial five-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are for successive three-year terms until the age of 36; minimum age for voluntary military service is 18 (2006) |
| Availability | males age 15–49: 5,061,984 females age 20–49: 4,975,427 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service | males age 15–49: 3,932,579 females age 20–49: 4,076,288 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | males: 172,093 females: 165,547 (2005 est.) |
| Active personnel | 93,619 (ranked 45th) |
| Military expenditures | |
| Amount | € 2.21 billion (2007)[2] |
| Percent of GDP | 2.05% (2007) |
The Romanian Army (Armata Română) consists of three branches:
The term "army" is used in Romania when referring to the entire military, while "land forces" deal only with the actual army itself.
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Romania joined NATO in 2004. As a consequence, extensive preparations have been made for the abolishment of conscription and the transition to a professional army by 2007, which would include 90,000 men and women. About 75,000 of these are the military personnel, while 15,000 is made up of civilians. 60,000 of the 90,000 will be the active forces, while 30,000 comprise the territorial forces [3]. Out of the 75,000 troops which comprise the actual military, ca. 45,800 make up the Romanian Land Forces, 13,250 are the Romanian Air Force and 6,800 are in the Romanian Naval Forces, while the remaining 8,800 serve in other fields [4].
According to the Romanian Ministry of Defence, the Romanian Military had at the end of 2006 about 93,600 men and women[5].
The Romanian Military has essentially undergone a three-stage restructuring. As of 2007, the first short-term stage will be completed. 2015 marks the end of the second stage when the armed forces will reach a manpower of about 80,000, whereby more than about 75,000 will comprise the actual military, while the rest will be civilians. [6] [7].
In 2025, the long-term stage is to be completed. The stages aim at modernizing the structure of the armed forces, reducing the personnel as well as acquiring newer and more improved technology that is compatible with NATO standards[8].
The following Romanian institutions have military status but are not part of the Army:
- Romanian Gendarmerie (Jandarmeria Română), subordinated to the Ministry of Administration and Interior of Romania
- Inspectoratul General al Corpului Pompierilor Militari (Military Firefighters) and Comandamentul Protecţiei Civile (Civil Defense), merged into the Romanian Inspectorate for Emergency Situations within the Ministry of the Interior
- Serviciul Român de Informaţii (Romanian Intelligence Service)
- Serviciul de Protecţie şi Pază (provides protection to Romanian and foreign officials)
- Serviciul de Telecomunicaţii Speciale (Special Telecommunications Service)
- Serviciul de Informaţii Externe (Foreign Intelligence Service)
- ^ CIA World Factbook, Military of Romania
- ^ (MoND Budget as of 2007)
- ^ Ministry of National Defence, Press conference
- ^ Adevărul, România, cel mai important dintre viitorii membri ai NATO ("Romania, the most important among the future NATO members"), November 20, 2002
- ^ Gazeta de Vâlcea, Ultima încorporare obligatorie, primele recrutări de militari profesionişti ("The last conscription, the first recruitment of military professionals"), October 23, 2006
- ^ Gazeta de Vâlcea, Ultima încorporare obligatorie, primele recrutări de militari profesionişti ("The last conscription, the first recruitment of military professionals"), October 23, 2006
- ^ Ministry of National Defence, Strategia de transformare a Armatei României ("Strategy for the transformation of the Romanian Army")
- ^ Ministry of National Defence, Strategia de transformare a Armatei României ("Strategy for the transformation of the Romanian Army")
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