evidence: Burkina Faso 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023)note: the military government implemented an emergency law in 2023 that allows the president extensive powers to combat terrorist groups operating in the country, including conscripting citizens into the security services [...] Luxembourg 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1969) (2024)note 1: since 2003, the Army has allowed EU citizens 18-24 years of age who have been a resident in the country for at least 36 months to volunteer note 2: 2023, women made up about 12% of the military's full-time personnel