The BiH Army had been based on an outdated, conscript system inherited from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, under which a yearly quota of 12,400 men was called up from both the Federation of BiH (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS).
BH Ordusunda, Yugoslavya Federal Sosyalist Cumhuriyeti döneminden kalma, eski ve zorunlu askerliğe dayalı bir sistem uygulanıyordu.