| Standard length | Graduates | Air force | Navy | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 18 | 12 | ||||
| Belarus | 18 | 12 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Egypt | 36 | 18 | ||||
| Chile | 12 | 12 | 24 | 14 | a third of conscripts, unspecified | |
| China | 36 | 48 | 48 | |||
| Colombia | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Cyprus | 26 | 13 | those from large families | |||
| Denmark | 9 | 10 | Royal Lifeguards | |||
| 12 | Household Mounted Service | |||||
| 4 | Certain medical specialists | |||||
| Egypt | 36 | 18 | ||||
| Iran | 21 | 18 | in certain regions | |||
| Israel | 36 | 24 | women | |||
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 12 | 30 | |||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 60 to 144 | 36 to 48 | 60 to 120 | |||
| Republic of Korea | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28, 32 | non-military duties | |
| Kyrgystan | 18 | 12 | ||||
| Kuwait (- 2001) | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Latvia | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Lithuania | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Poland | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Singapore | 24 | 30 | officers | |||
| Sudan | 24 | 12 | 18 | with secondary schooling | ||
| Tajikistan | 24 | 18 | ||||
| Turkmenistan | 24 | 18 | 30 | |||
| Sweden | 7.5 | 8 to 12 | ||||
| Turkey | 15 | 6 | 12 | reserve officers | ||
| Ukraine | 18 | 12 | 24 | |||
| Vietnam | 24 | 36 | 36 | |||
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Article 18: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom … to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.