Military Stats: compare key data on Holy See (Vatican City) & Philippines

Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.

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STAT	Holy See (Vatican City)	Philippines
Branches	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification	18 JUL 2001	23 FEB 2001
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature	24 SEP 1996	24 SEP 1996
Military branches	Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force
Military service age and obligation	Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia): 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be Roman Catholic, a Swiss citizen, with a secondary education	17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers)

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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