The
Jordanian Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة الأردنية) with all of it branches, is under direct control of the King of Jordan.
The Jordanian Armed forces is also referred as The Arab Army (الجيش العربي). It was formed on 1 March 1956 by renaming the
Arab Legion
The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th Century.-Creation:...
. Then-King Hussein wanted at the time to distance himself from the British and disprove the contention of Arab nationalists that John Glubb, the Arab Legion's commander, was the actual ruler of Jordan.
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JordanianJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. Jordan shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, the Gulf of Aqaba to the southwest,...
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Royal Jordanian Land ForceThe Royal Jordanian Land Force is part of the Jordanian Armed Forces .-Historical Background:On 10 June 1916 Sherif Hussien Bin Ali prince of Mecca, had officially declared the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire to rid Arab nations from the Turkish rule that had lasted about four...
, Royal Naval ForceThe Royal Naval Force is the Naval entity of the Jordanian Armed Forces....
, and Royal Jordanian Air ForceThe Royal Jordanian Air Force is the Aviation branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces.-History:...
); Badiya
(irregularIrregular military refers to any non-standard military. Being defined by exclusion, there is significant variance in what comes under the term. It can refer to the type of military organization, or to the type of tactics used....
) Border Guards; Ministry of the Interior's Public Security
Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations) Royal Special ForcesThe Royal Special Forces is a unit of the armed forces of Jordan. The Commander wasBrigadier-General His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah , who served from 1993 until 1996....
, and His Majesty's Special SecurityHis Majesty's Special Security is a unit of the armed forces of Jordan. The Commander is Lieutenant-Colonel His Royal Highness Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein....
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| Military age |
18 years of age |
| Availability |
males age 18-49: 2,372,958 (2002 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 1,773,991 (2002 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
males: 57,131 (2005 est.) |
| Expenditure |
| US Dollar The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States. The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol. It is divided into 100 cents .The U.S...
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$1.39 billion (FY01) |
Percent of GDPThe gross domestic product or gross domestic income is a basic measure of a country's economic performance and is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year...
(2005) |
8.6%(FY98) |
The
Jordanian Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة الأردنية) with all of it branches, is under direct control of the King of Jordan.
The Jordanian Armed forces is also referred as The Arab Army (الجيش العربي). It was formed on 1 March 1956 by renaming the
Arab Legion
The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th Century.-Creation:...
. Then-King Hussein wanted at the time to distance himself from the British and disprove the contention of Arab nationalists that John Glubb, the Arab Legion's commander, was the actual ruler of Jordan. Glubb was dismissed on the same date.
The main objectives of the Jordanian Armed Forces are:
- Protect the kingdom of Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. Jordan shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, the Gulf of Aqaba to the southwest,...
borders from any invasion.
- Protect the people inside the kingdom and their rights.
- Protect the King of Jordan.
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