Following the Romanian Revolution , due to shortage of funds , many units was disbanded and much equipment was phased out . Likewise , Romanian military capability declined because of a lack of fuel as well as training . However , since the late 1990s , a number of positive changes have come about and the level of combat readiness is growing greatly ; since 1996 , the military budget have grown more than four times - rising from 636 million dollars to 2 @.@ 8 billion dollars in 2007 . Conscription have been abolished and professionalisation have been completed .