Conscription in Egypt ( ar, التجنيد, translit=at-tajnīd) is a form of a compulsory military service in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

. Conscription is compulsory in Egypt for males of ages between 18 and 30. Conscription has been in force in Egypt in some form since the 1840s. The present conscription system is based on the National Conscription Law of 1948, which was further amended in 1955, 1957, 1969, and 1988. The service obligation is between 12 and 36 months, depending on their educational backgrounds, culture, drop-outs, etc.Egypt
in the CIA World Fact Book, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation. Service is postponed for students until their studies are finished, before they turn 25 years old and they can not travel abroad without travel permit from the Ministry of Defense. Egyptian males with male sibling can be conscripted. However, Egyptian males without male siblings are not. Males cannot be enlisted when they turn 30 because they are considered unfit for the service. A conscript can be enlisted in one of the various arms and branches of the Egyptian Army, the

Egyptian Air Defence Forces The Egyptian Air Defence Forces or EADF ( ar, قوات الدفاع الجوي, Quwwat El-Difa' El-Gawwi), is the Anti-aircraft warfare branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is responsible for protecting the Egyptian airspace a ...

or the Egyptian Navy. A limited number of conscripts can join as ground/base staff in the

Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...

. Those men who do not qualify for selection in any of the armed forces branches, are required to do their service obligation in the

Central Security Forces The General Security and Central Security Forces ( ar, قوات الأمن العام و الأمن المركزي, Quwwāt al-Amn al- Amm wa Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī, often shortened to ar, الأمن المركزي, Al-Amn al-Markazī) is ...

for a 36-month period. People graduated from colleges are offered to remain in the career after the obligation period (12–36 months), and they are positioned in special ranks amongst the other conscripts.

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Notes on Compulsory Army Service in Egypt
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Military Service Policy
for Egyptian students. Instructions and guidelines on the AUC website.
Egyptian Military Statistics
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Questions & Answers About Conscription In Egypt
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