The President of Lithuania is the Commander-in-Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and chairs the State Defence Council. The National Defence policy of Lithuania is to safeguard the security and national interests of Lithuania and its allies. The Total Armed Forces of Lithuania are composed by around 13,400 personnel, including 7,400 soldiers, 1,470 conscripts and 4,500 reserve soldiers. The conscription service is 12 months.
The Land Forces of Lithuanian army are composed with 4,000 military personnel, and 5,000 volunteers, with the structure:
- 1 motorised infantry brigade, 2 motorised infantry battalions, 2 mechanised infantry battalions, 1 artillery battalion, 1 logistic battalion, 1 engineer battalion.