Military branches:
No regular military force; the ''Special Service Unit'', and the ''Coast Guard'', are both under the command of the
Royal Saint Lucia Police
The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is the agency responsible for law enforcement in Saint Lucia. It was founded in 1834.
Organisation
The Commissioner of Police is ''Crusita Descartes-Pelius'', who commands 957 police officers and civi ...
.
Manpower available for military service:
Males age 16-49: 41,414 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
Males age 16-49: 32,688; Females age 16-49: 36,289 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
Male: 1,574; female: 1,502 (2010 est.)
Active Manpower:
Approximately 116 men and women
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$5 million (fiscal year 91/92)
Military expenditures - percent of gross domestic product:
2 % (fiscal year 91/92)
Military partner: The ''Royal Saint Lucia Police Force'' receives training from the
USSOUTHCOM. The
United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is ...
considers
St. Lucia as a partner nation in the
Caribbean, along with
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea w ...
.
Divers Demonstrate Capabilities During Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station 2009
See also
* Saint Lucia
*Royal Saint Lucia Police
The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is the agency responsible for law enforcement in Saint Lucia. It was founded in 1834.
Organisation
The Commissioner of Police is ''Crusita Descartes-Pelius'', who commands 957 police officers and civi ...
*List of countries without armed forces
This is a list of countries without armed forces. The term ''country'' here means sovereign states and not dependencies (e.g., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Bermuda) whose defense is the responsibility of another country or an army alternative ...
* Regional Security System
The Regional Security System (RSS) is an international agreement for the defence and security of the eastern Caribbean region with future expansion planned with South America.
History
The Regional Security System was created in 1982 to counter ...
References
External links
Homepage of the Royal Saint Lucia Police ForceReport of a raid of the Saint Lucian Police Force
*Pictures of the Saint Lucian Coast Guar
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* Pictures of US-soldiers deployed to Saint Lucia during Operation New Horizons (2001
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