Military of Greece

The armed forces of Greece consist of The Hellenic National Defense of General Staff, The Hellenic Army, The Hellenic Navy, and The Hellenic Air Force. The civilian authority for the Greek military is the Ministry of National Defense. Greece currently has universal compulsory military service for males, under which all men above 18 years of age serve for 9 months. 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.