Jordanian Armed Forces
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| Jordanian Armed Forces | |
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| Military manpower | |
| Military branches: | Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Badiya
(irregular) Border Guards; Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations) Royal Special Forces, and His Majesty's Special Security. |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Availability | males age 18-49: 2,372,958 (2002 est.) |
| Fit for military service | males age 18-49: 1,773,991 (2002 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | males: 57,131 (2005 est.) |
| Expenditure | |
| US Dollar figure | $1.39 billion (FY01) |
| Percent of GDP (2005) |
8.6%(FY98) |
The Jordanian Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة الأردنية) with all of it branches, is under direct control of the King of Jordan.
The Jordanian Armed forces is also referred as The Arab Army (الجيش العربي). It was formed on 1 March 1956 by renaming the Arab Legion. Then-King Hussein wanted at the time to distance himself from the British and disprove the contention of Arab nationalists that John Glubb, the Arab Legion's commander, was the actual ruler of Jordan. Glubb was dismissed on the same date.
The main objectives of the Jordanian Armed Forces are:
- Protect the kingdom of Jordan borders from any invasion.
- Protect the people inside the kingdom and their rights.
- Protect the King of Jordan.
[edit] References and links
- Jordan
- Royal Jordanian Land Force
- Royal Jordanian Air Force
- Royal Special Forces
- His Majesty's Special Security
- General Intelligence Department
- Jordanian military ranks
- Royal maintenance corp
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