ROC military

Republic of China Armed Forces 中華民國國軍 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guójūn
Flag of the Republic of China
Emblem of the Republic of China
Founded	June 16, 1924
Service branches	Republic of China Army Republic of China Navy Republic of China Marine Corps  Republic of China Air Force Republic of China Military Police Republic of China Joint Logistics Command Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Leadership
Minister of National Defense	Feng Shih-kuan
Chief of the General Staff	General Chiu Kuo-cheng, ROCA
Manpower
Military age	18 – 40 years of age
Conscription	1 year compulsory military services for male citizens between the age of 19 and 40
Available for military service	5,883,828, age 15–40 (2005 est.)
Fit for military service	4,749,537, age 15–40 (2005 est.)
Reaching military age annually	174,173 (2005 est.)
Active personnel	290,000 (ranked 16th)
Reserve personnel	2,800,000
Expenditures
Budget	$10.5 billion (2008 est.) (ranked 20th)
Percent of GDP	2.5 (2008 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology CSBC Corporation 205th Armory
Foreign suppliers	United States  France  Netherlands  Israel  South Africa  Spain  Germany  Italy  United Kingdom
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Ranks	Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia

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The Republic of China Armed Forces are the armed forces of Taiwan (Republic of China), encompassing the Army, Navy (including the Republic of China Marine Corps), Air Force and Military Police Force. It is a military establishment, which accounted for 16.8% of the central budget in the fiscal year of 2003. Since 2002, the military comes under the full civilian control of the Ministry of National Defense and oversight by the Legislative Yuan. It was the National Revolutionary Army before being renamed as the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947 due to the implementation of the Constitution of the Republic of China (ROC).