. . "16"^^ . "18"^^ . "19"^^ . . "36"^^ . "The Swiss Army (German: Schweizer Armee, French: Arm\u00E9e suisse, Italian: Esercito svizzero, Romanisch: Armada svizra) operates on land, in the air, and in international waters. Under the country's militia system, professional soldiers constitute about 5 percent of the military and the rest are conscripts or volunteers aged 19 to 34 (in some cases up to 50)."@en . . .