Royal Khmer Armed Forces
| Royal Cambodian Armed Forces កងយុទ្ធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ Kangyuthipol Khemarak Phumin |
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| Forces armées royales cambodgiennes | |
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| Founded | 1953 |
| Service branches |
Royal Cambodian Army Royal Cambodian Navy Royal Cambodian Air Force Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia |
| Headquarters |
High Command Headquarters |
| Leadership | |
| Minister of Defence | General Tea Banh |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18–60 |
| Available for military service |
4,000,000 males, age 18–50 (2010 est.), 3,900,000 females, age 18–50 (2010 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
3,000,000 males, age 18–50 (2010 est.), 2,900,000 females, age 18–50 (2010 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
150,000 males (2010 est.), 150,000 females (2010 est.) |
| Active personnel | 125,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 200,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | USD$383 million (FY16) |
| Percent of GDP | ~2% (2016 est.) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Cambodia |
High Command Headquarters
Jok Dimitrov Boulevard, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (Khmer: កងយុទ្ធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ, KangYuthipol Khemarak Phumin) (RCAF) is the national military forces of Cambodia. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is HM King Norodom Sihamoni, General Pol Saroeun is the Commander in Chief of the RCAF, which consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Gendarmerie.
The armed forces currently operate under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence. Under the constitution the RCAF is in charged of protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Cambodia from external threats.
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces consists of three branches:
The RCAF was created in 1993 by a merger of the Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two non communist resistance armies. At the time, there were also resistance forces opposing the Government, consisting of the Khmer Rouge and a separate royalist resistance movement (also known as the National United Army or NUA). The forerunner of the Cambodian Armed Forces is the Division 125. It was established in 1978 by Hun Sen (now Prime Minister) and the Vietnam People's Army's support.
The Royal Cambodian Army is the largest force with troops stationed in each province of the country. The Royal Cambodian Navy is the second largest force and operates at sea, along the Mekong and Bassac rivers and in the Tonle Sap Lake. The military police force numbers 10,000 employees and runs parallel to the civilian police force.
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