text: Burkina Faso Armed ForcesForces armées du Burkina Faso180pxCoat of arms of Burkina FasoCurrent form1985Service branchesArmyAir ForceNational GendarmerieNational PolicePeople's MilitiaHeadquartersOuagadougouLeadershipPresidentRoch Marc Christian KaboréMinister of Defense and Veteran AffairsRoch Marc Christian KaboréChief of General StaffBrigadier General Moise MinoungouManpowerActive personnel11,200 (IISS estimate 2012: Army 6,400, Air 600, Gendarmerie 4,200)ExpendituresPercent of GDP1.2% (2006)Related articlesHistoryAgacher Strip WarSierra Leone Civil WarInsurgency in the MaghrebRanksMilitary ranks of Burkina Faso