text: Burkina Faso Armed ForcesForces armées du Burkina Faso180pxCoat of arms of Burkina FasoCurrent form1985Service branchesArmyAir ForceNational GendarmerieNational PolicePeople's MilitiaLeadershipPresidentRoch 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