Kraljevske Tajlandske oružane snage (Tajlandski: Kongthap Thai) je naziv vojske Kraljevine Tajland. Oružane snage se sastoje od Kraljevske Kopnene vojske, Kraljevske mornarice, Kraljevske avijacije, Kraljevskog marinskog korpusa te paravojnih snaga. Sve zajedno broje oko 360 000 pripadnika. Oružanim snagama zapovijeda, nominalno, Njegovo kraljevsko visočanstvo Kralj Bhumibol Aduyadej (Rama IX). Vojskom upravlja Ministarstvo odbrane na čijem se čelu nalazi Ministar koji je član Vlade. Direktno zapovijedanje je u rukama komandanta obrambenih snaga Tajlanda. Po Ustavu Kraljevine, služenje u oružanim snagama je obaveza svih sposobnih stanovnika. Ipak, služe samo muškarci, stariji od 21. godine koji nisu prošli kroz dobrovoljnu vojnu obuku i koji su "izvučeni" nasumice u procesu regrutacije. Oni koji su dobrovoljno prošli vojnu obuku služe 18 mjeseci, a izvučeni u postupku novačenja (regrutacije) služe 24 mjeseca.

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      The Royal Thai Armed Forces (Thai: Kongthap Thai) is the name of the military of the Kingdom of Thailand. It consists of the following branches: Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai NAvy, Royal Thai Marine Corps, Royal Thai Air Force and other paramilitary Forces. Today the Royal Thai Armed Forces comprises about 306,600 personnel. The Head of the Thai Armed Forces is His Majesty King Bhumibol Aduyadej (Rama IX), however this position is only nominal. The Armed Forces is managed by the Ministry of Defense, which is headed by the Minister of Defence (a member of the Cabinet) and commanded by the RTAF HQ, which is headed by the Chief od Defence Forces of Thailand. According to the Kingdom-s Constitution, serving in the Armed Forces is a duty of all Thai citizens. However only males over the age of 21 who have not gone through reserve training are subjected to a random draft. Those chosen randomly are subjected to twenty-four months fulltime service, while volunteers are subjected to eighteen months service, depending on their education.

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