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[Global Network Report] Based on news from Taiwan media such as "Central News Agency" and "Yahoo News Network", the head of Taiwan's defense department Qiu Guozheng revealed today (23rd) that he is studying the restoration of the "one-year compulsory military service system". Qiu Guozheng said that only 4 months of training for "military training service" (referring to reserve soldiers) is not enough, and a research report must be submitted this year, with the goal of "not amending the law" in principle. This remark aroused heated discussions among netizens on the island. Some netizens denounced "changing and changing, too much time to eat." , from 4 months to 1 year".
Screenshot of Taiwan’s “Central News Agency” report
Taiwan’s “Yahoo News” stated that the issue of whether to extend Taiwan’s military service time has recently attracted heated discussions on the island. The head of Taiwan’s defense department Qiu Guozheng was questioned in Taiwan’s legislature this morning He revealed that Taiwan's defense department has organized a project team to conduct research, but it will take one year after the "law" announcement to implement it. He also said that he does not intend to achieve it through "amending the law."
Qiu Guozheng, head of Taiwan's defense department (data map). Photo from Taiwanese media
DPP "legislator" Luo Zhizheng said, "If the 'military training service' (reserve service only) is to be extended, the law may need to be amended, because the statutory 'military training service' is 4 months, and if it is to be extended, it must be extended." Amending the law". But Qiu Guozheng responded, "I am not planning to amend the law because the process is too lengthy." Luo Zhizheng reminded that there are only two options for not amending the law. One is to maintain the "military training service" for 4 months, or restore the "compulsory service period of 1 year". Qiu Guozheng affirmed the latter.
Screenshot of Taiwan’s “ United News Network ” report
Qiu Guozheng also said that he has not received an instruction to “set a target (extend to 1 year)”, but to study relevant plans and then report to the chief, and there will definitely be one this year The result of the research and report will be made, but it will not be implemented immediately, but will be implemented after one year of announcement.
Taiwan's "Wind Media" introduced that Taiwan's military service system has undergone several changes, "until the one-year 'compulsory service' was abolished, replaced by 'volunteer service' (referring to the regular army) who served at least 4 years, and served for 4 months. "Military training service" (referring to reserve service) and the coexistence of both". Since the implementation of this system, it has been repeatedly questioned by the outside world as "ineffective combat power". In addition, the system of "teaching and calling" (referring to a system for training reserve soldiers in the Taiwan Army) has not been implemented, which has put the overall combat power into question. Therefore, At a time when Taiwan's military is promoting a new 14-day "teaching call" system, there are also voices on the island agitating for "resuming one-year compulsory service", and the position of Taiwan's military has attracted attention.
"Wind Media" stated that since the past military service system was not only a "defense issue" on the island, but also a "political issue", various parties on the island, especially the Democratic Progressive Party, have advocated "big cuts" Taiwan Army Service During the period, as the current wind direction on the island changes, there are also voices advocating the restoration of the military service system of at least one year of service. However, whether it is implemented or not will still affect the details of the career planning of men of service age, plus the suspension of the "one-year compulsory service" It has been several years. During this period, there have been changes in the capacity of training units (logistics, teachers and other software and hardware) and Taiwan's military establishment. "Even if there is a recovery plan, the chances of quickly recovering in place are very small."
Regarding Taiwan’s military’s plan to extend the service period of the troops and possibly restore the “one-year compulsory military service system”, some netizens on the island denounced, “Changing and changing, eating too much time”, “Changing and changing will kill the common people ". ↓
Some people also criticized, "It turns out that the DPP is cheating votes" "Young people, remember, don't vote for the DPP again, and Taiwan will be peaceful." ↓
Some netizens questioned, "Those who have served for 4 months (referring to the reserve soldiers who participated in the 4-month training before), should they be taken back to make up for it?" ↓
Some netizens satirized, "The difference (for the extended service period) is to change the duration of cooking, weeding, construction, and painting from four months to one year." ↓
