The Kazakh Ministry of Defence is responsible for providing financial and political support to the armed forces, while defence strategy and operational issues are under the Chief of the General Staff. The total active manpower of the Kazakhstan armed forces is around 50,000 personnel. There is also a paramilitary force with 20,000 internal security troops, and 12,000 border guards. The conscription is maximum 31 months. In the future, all the army will be professional.
The Land forces of the Kazakh army are around 45,000 soldiers with the structure:
2 Army corps with 1 armoured division, 2 mechanised divisions, 1 independent mechanised brigade, 2 independent airmobile brigades, 1 independent mechanised regiment (Presidential Guard), and 2 artillery brigades.