Manpower
The army was about 135,000 troops (50,000 officers and 86,000 soldiers) by the end of 2001 when compulsory military service was still in effect. As of 2008, the Spanish army is a fully professionalized force (size 61,300). In case of war or state of siege, an additional force of 80,000 Civil Guards comes under the Ministry of Defence command. Recent defense reforms will see the number of soldiers and sailors of the Spanish army and navy fall to 177,000 active frontline personnel by 2013.
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