Military Forces of Colombia

Military Forces of Colombia
	Fuerzas Militares de Colombia
	The tri-service badge
Service branches	National Army; National Navy; Naval Infantry; Air Force; National Police;
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Juan Manuel Santos
Minister of Defense	Juan Carlos Pinzón
General Commander	General Alejandro Navas Ramos
Manpower
Military age	18
Conscription	18 months Army and Air Force, 24 months Navy, 12 Months National Police
Available for; military service	23,287,388 (2008 est.), age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Fit for; military service	17,976,288(2008 est.), age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military; age annually	875,595 (2005 est.)
Active personnel	847,000 (ranked 19th)
Expenditures
Budget	US$11.0229 billion (COP$15.6 trillion) (FY09)
Percent of GDP	5.7% (FY08)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Indumil; Cotecmar
Foreign suppliers	United States; Israel ; Brazil ; South Africa ; Spain ; Belgium ; Russia ; Ukraine

The Military Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Fuerzas Militares de Colombia ) are the armed forces of the Republic of Colombia.

Services[]

The Military of Colombia consists of:

National Army of Colombia (Ejército Nacional de Colombia)
Colombian National Armada (Armada Nacional de Colombia) - Marines, Navy and Coast Guard attached

Colombian Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina) - A branch of the Colombian Navy for amphibious operations

Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana)
National Police of Colombia (Policía Nacional de Colombia)

The Specific Command of San Andres y Providencia was created on March 5, 1983 by the Ministry of Defense of Colombia. The Command is stationed in the islands of San Andres y Providencia which are located in the Caribbean sea northeast of Colombia between 10°49'00N y 16°10'10N and 76°15'00W y 82°00'00W.^[5]

Dependencies[]

Military Medical Corps (Sanidad Militar) - Medical and Nurse Corps
Indumil (Industrias Militares INDUMIL) - Military Industry Depot
Military Sports Federation (Federación Deportiva Militar FEDECODEMIL)
Military Printing (Imprenta Militar)
Military Museum (Museo Militar) - History of the Armed Forces of Colombia
War Superior College (Escuela Superior de Guerra (Colombia) ESDEGUE)

Funding[]

In 1999, Colombia assigned 3.6% of its GDP to defense, according to the National Planning Department. By 2007 this figure had risen to 6.1% of GDP, one of the highest rates in the world. The armed forces number about 250,000 uniformed personnel: 145,000 military and 105,000 police. These figures do not include assistance personnel such as cooks, medics, mechanics, and so on. This makes the Colombian military one of the largest and most well-equipped in Latin America. Many Colombian military personnel have received military training assistance directly in Colombia and also in the United States. The United States has provided equipment and financing to the Colombian military and police through the military assistance program, foreign military sales, and the international narcotics control program, all currently united under the auspices of Plan Colombia.

World factbook statistics[]

Colombian Special Forces soldiers

A vessel of the Colombian Navy

Military branches:
- Colombian Army (Ejercito Nacional)
- Colombian Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard)
- Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)

Military manpower - military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 24 months (2004)

Military manpower - availability:
- males age 18-49: 10,212,456
- females age 18-49: 10,561,562 (2005 estimate)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
- males age 18-49: 6,986,228
- females age 18-49: 8,794,465 (2005 estimate)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
- males age 18-49: 389,735
- females age 18-49: 383,146 (2005 estimate)

Expenditures[]

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $11.0229 billion (FY09)^[3]
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:6.5% (FY08)^[4]

Rank Insignia[]

Main article: Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces

Colombian marines.

Colombian Navy Frigate ARC Caldas.

File:Arpia III.jpg

Colombian Air Force Arpia III

Colombia currently is developing its own Drone Program^[6]

References and notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "The World Fact Book - Colombia". CIA. 2009-03-05. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
↑ LOGROS DE LA POLÍTICA DE CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LA SEGURIDAD DEMOCRÁTICA – PCSD Junio de 2009, página 81
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 LOGROS DE LA POLÍTICA DE CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LA SEGURIDAD DEMOCRÁTICA –PCSD Febrero 2009
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Logros De La Política De Consolidación De La Seguridad Democrática" (in Spanish). Republic of Colombia Ministry of National Defense. June 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080910035859/http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/descargas/Sobre_el_Ministerio/Planeacion/ResultadosOperacionales/Resultados%20Operacionales%20Ene%20-%20Jun%202008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
↑ http://www.armada.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=357769
↑ "Colombia to Develop Its Own Drone Program". latino.foxnews.com. Retrieved on 16 April 2013

External links[]

Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia - Official Ministry of Defense site (Spanish)
Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares - Official Armed Forces General Command (Spanish)
Ejército Nacional de Colombia - Official Army site (Spanish)
Ejército Nacional de Colombia - Official Army site (English)
Armada Nacional de Colombia - Official Navy site ((Spanish) and (English))
Fuérza Aérea Colombiana - Official Air Force site (Spanish)
Policía Nacional de Colombia - Official National Police site (Spanish)
UNFFMM - Unofficial site of the Colombian Military Forces

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