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Zambian Army

The Zambian Army is the land military branch of the Zambian Defence Force. Like all branches of the Zambian military, citizens of the nation are required to register at 16 years old, and citizens can join at 16 years old with parental consent or at 18 years old when they are classified as adults by Zambia. There is currently no conscription. (There was a Zambia National Defence Force conscription from 1975 to 1980.) Applicants must be Zambian citizens and must have a school Grade 12 certification. Applicants must also undergo a test for HIV on enlistment. Personnel can serve until age 55, when there is a mandatory retirement. Its first Commander Major General was Michael Grigg, appointed by Kenneth Kaunda. The first local Commander was Gen Kingsley Chinkuli. According to the 2014 CIA World Factbook:

Zambian Army

1963 (1963)

 Zambia

Land force

Ground warfare

Zambian Defence Force

Lusaka

Lt Gen Dennis Alibuzwi

1 Brigade (Lusaka)

2 Brigade (Kabwe)

3 Brigade (Ndola)

The current Army organisation is as follows:[2][3]


Three infantry brigades:


With the following units:

(February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 978-1-85743-835-2.

International Institute for Strategic Studies

Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group.  978-0-7106-2869-5.

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