| Hellenic Armed Forces Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις |
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 Hellenic Coat of Arms (Military Version and Presidential Seal) |
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| Founded | 1828 |
| Service branches |  Hellenic Army Hellenic Navy Hellenic Air Force |
| Headquarters | Athens,  Greece |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander of the Army | President Karolos Papoulias |
| Minister of National Defense | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Chief of the General Staff of National Defense | Air Chief Marshal Ioannis Giagkos |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | 9 months for all men |
| Available for military service |
2,535,174 males, age 15–49 (2008 est.[1]), 2,517,273 females, age 15–49 (2008 est.[1]) |
| Fit for military service |
2,084,469 males, age 15–49 (2008 est.[1]), 2,065,956 females, age 15–49 (2008 est.[1]) |
| Reaching military age annually |
53,858 males (2008 est.[1]), 50,488 females (2008 est.[1]) |
| Active personnel | 177,600 (ranked 29th) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €8.62 billion. (2008 est.)[2] |
| Percent of GDP | 3.3% (2007 est.)[3] |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | ELBO, EAB, EBO |
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| Ranks | Greek military ranks |
The armed forces of Greece consist of:
- The Hellenic National Defense General Staff
- The Hellenic Army
- The Hellenic Navy
- The Hellenic Air Force
The civilian authority for the Greek military is the Ministry of National Defence.
Greece currently has universal compulsory military service for males, under which all men above 18 years of age serve for 9 months. Women may serve in the Greek military, but cannot be conscripted.
Greece is an EU and NATO member country and participates in peacekeeping operations such as ISAF- in Afghanistan, EUFOR in Bosnia and Chad, and KFOR in Kosovo.
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Component forces and their organization
Hellenic National Defence General Staff}}
The Hellenic National Defense General Staff, carries out the operational commanding of the Joint Headquarters and the units that come under them, as well as the rest forces, when it comes to the issues of operation plans implementation and the Crises management System implementation, conduction of operations outside the national territory and participation of the Armed Forces in the confrontation of special situations during peace time.[4]
Hellenic Army
The basic components of the Hellenic Army are Arms and Corps, the first responsible for combat missions and the latter for logistical support. It is organized in Commands, formations, and units with the basic being brigade, division and corps. Its main mission is to guarantee the territorial integrity and independence of the state.[5]
Hellenic Navy disposes a powerful fleet, consisted of strike units (Frigates, Gunboats, Submarines and Fast Attack Guided Missile Vessels) and support vessels in order to conduct naval operations that insure the protection of Hellenic territories.[6]
Hellenic Air Force
Hellenic Air Force incorporates a modern air fleet (combative, transportational and training), the congruent structure, as well as a modern system of air control, which cooperates effectively with a widespread net of anti aircraft defense. The structure of its forces includes the General Staff of Air Force, the Command Post of Regular Army, the Air Support Command, the Air Training Command and a number of units and services.[7]
References
See also
- Conscription in Greece
- Greece
- Greek military ranks
- Hellenic Republic / Ministry of National Defense
- List of Greek military bases
- Military
- Military history of Greece
- Military history of Greece during World War II
- Athens War Museum
References
External links
- Hellenic Ministry of Defense - Official Site
- Hellenic National Defense General Staff - Official Site
- Hellenic Army General Staff - Official Site
- Hellenic Navy General Staff - Official Site
- Hellenic Air Force General Staff - Official Site
- Defence expenditures of NATO countries
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