The Bosnian
Armed forces were unified in 2005 and are composed
of two founding armies: Bosniak-Croat, Army of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian
Serb, Army of Republika Srpska. The Ministry of Defense
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2004, is in
charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The supreme commander of the Bosnian Armed Forces
is the current president of Bosnia and Herzegovina
thus the Presidency commands the Bosnian Army, then
the Bosnian Ministry of Defence with the minister
Selmo Cikotic, then the Chiefs of Joint Staff with
Sifet Podžic as the head of the chiefs. Conscription
was completely abolished in Bosnia and Herzegovina
effective on and from 1 January 2006. The total active
manpower of Bosnia Herzegovina is around 9,410 military
people.
The land forces of Bosnia Herzegovina are composed
by around 9,000 soldiers with the structure:
- 3 infantry brigades (each with 3 infantry battalions,
1 reconnaissance company, 1 signal platoon, 1 military
police platoon)
- 1 tactical support brigade with 1 armoured battalion,
1 artillery battalion, 1 engineer battalion, 1 military
intelligence battalion, 1 military police battalion,
1 de-mining battalion, 1 signal company, 1 NBC defense
Company
- 1 Air Force and Air Defense brigade with 2 helicopter
squadrons, 1 air defense battalion, 1 Early Warning
& Surveillance battalion, 1 Flight support battalion.