

Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are conscripts or volunteers aged 19 to 34 (in some cases up to 50). 'Swiss Army') operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. The Swiss Armed Forces ( German: Schweizer Armee, French: Armée suisse, Italian: Esercito svizzero, Romansh: Armada svizra lit. For the multi-function pocket knife, see Swiss Army knife.ġ9 years of age for male compulsory military service 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service Ĥ0 for subaltern officers, 50 for staff officers and higherĬHF 5.12 billion (~ US$5.27 billion, 2020)
