Military of Greece

The Military of Greece is composed of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, the Hellenic Air Force and the Hellenic Coast Guard. The civilian authority for the Greek military is the Ministry of National Defence.

Contents

1 Info: at-a-glance 2 Component forces and their organizaton 2.1 Hellenic Army — Ελληνικός Στρατός 2.2 Hellenic Navy — Ελληνικό Πολεμικό Ναυτικό 2.3 Hellenic Air Force — Ελληνική Πολεμική Αεροπορία 2.4 Hellenic Coast Guard — Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή 3 References and links 3.1 Related articles 3.2 External links

Info: at-a-glance

Military of Greece
Military manpower
Military age	18 years of age
Availability	males 15-49:2,668,872 (2002 est.)
Fit for military service	males 15-49: 2,034,192 (2002 est.)
Reaching military age annually	males 77,976 (2002 est.) Greece has universal compulsory military service for males; however, this system is likely to be changed soon. See Conscription in Greece for more details.
Military expenditures
Dollar figure	$6.12 billion (FY99/00 est.)
Percent of GDP	4.91% (FY99/00 est.)

Component forces and their organizaton

The Greek military is overseen by the Greek National Defense General Staff — Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας.

Hellenic Army — Ελληνικός Στρατός

• Hellenic Army General Staff — Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ)
• Strength
  • Active Duty : 109,266
  • Mobilization Strength: 365,000

For more information see the main article on the Hellenic Army.

Hellenic Navy — Ελληνικό Πολεμικό Ναυτικό

• Hellenic Admiralty — Γενικό Επιτελείο Ναυτικού (ΓΕΝ)
  • Chief of Naval Operations — Αρχηγός Γενικού Επιτελείου Ναύτικου (Α/ΓΕΝ)
  • Admiralty Board — Ανώτατο Ναυτικό Συμβούλιο (ΑΝΣ)
  • Deputy Chief of Naval Operations — Υπαρχηγός ΓΕΝ (Υ/ΓΕΝ)

For more information, see the main article on the Hellenic Navy.

Hellenic Air Force — Ελληνική Πολεμική Αεροπορία

• Hellenic Air Force General Staff — Γενικό Επιτελείο Αεροπορίας (ΓΕΑ)

For more information, see the main article on the Hellenic Air Force.

Hellenic Coast Guard — Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή

Administered by the Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine (Υπουργείο Εμπορικής Ναυτιλίας)

For more information, see the article Hellenic Coast Guard.

References and links

Related articles

• Conscription in Greece
• Greece
• Hellenic Republic Ministry of National Defense
• List of Greek military bases
• Military
• 401 Γενικό Νοσοκομίο Στρατού - 401 General Army Hospital
• 251 Γενικό Νοσοκομίο Αεροπορίας - 251 General Hospital of Hellenic Airforce

External links

• Hellenic Army General Staff
• Hellenic Navy General Staff
• Hellenic Air Force General Staff
• Greek Selective Service Administration Website
• Greek Ministry of Defense
• Official Web Site of 401 GSNA Military Hospital in Greek
• Greek anti-conscription/conscientious objector website

See also: Military of Greece, 401 military hospital, British Armed Forces, Bundeswehr, Canadian Armed Forces, Conscription, Conscription in Greece, Greece, Hellenic Air Force