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[Eagle Eye Pictures on the Military Editor's Note] Because of their poor physical fitness, Taiwanese soldiers have been repeatedly ridiculed by the media as "strawberry soldiers", which means they "break like strawberries at the touch of a touch." Taiwan's "United Daily News" stated on the 7th that the Taiwan military will replace the previous one-year compulsory military service with four-month military training starting this year. The report emphasized that the new military training has particularly strengthened the physical fitness and combat skills requirements for soldiers. However, a reporter from the Global Times found that for the same 3,000-meter run event, the Taiwan military’s new standard is 18 minutes for “passing”. According to the PLA recruits’ enlistment training physical fitness standards, the qualifying time for female soldiers is 17 minutes and 30 seconds, while for male soldiers, it is 17 minutes and 30 seconds. 14 minutes and 30 seconds.
reported that this year is the first year that Taiwan’s military recruitment system has been implemented. On February 20, the first echelon of Taiwanese military recruits who will undergo a four-month military training service will enlist in Chenggong Ridge. This batch of about 2,200 recruits are all graduates of high schools or higher vocational schools and will undergo four months of training at a time, with the first eight weeks being recruit training and the last eight weeks being specialty training. The Taiwan Army stated that the training time for new recruits in the military training service is longer than the five-week training for new recruits in the compulsory service. In addition, "in addition to improving physical and combat skills standards, shooting training will also be strengthened, with the hours significantly increased by 30 hours, and nighttime training will be added." Marksmanship training program to achieve the goal of training qualified riflemen.”
According to the new standards of the Taiwan military, military training recruits must run 3,000 meters in 18 minutes to be qualified (compulsory service is 19 minutes), and 2-minute push-ups and sit-ups are 30 and 29 respectively (compulsory service is 19 minutes). 25), the qualifying distance for grenade throwing is 26 meters (for compulsory service: 25 meters), and 4 of 6 live ammunition shots are considered qualified (for compulsory service, 3 shots). Taiwanese officials reminded that due to the increased physical fitness testing standards, it is recommended that recruits train independently before joining the army to avoid being unable to keep up after joining the army.
The 3,000-meter run has always been the most troublesome event for Taiwanese military recruits who usually lack exercise. In 2009, more than a dozen recruits were exhausted during a 3,000-meter run test at the Chenggong Ridge Recruit Training Center of the Taiwan Army. Because multiple ambulances frequently entered and exited the camp, nearby residents once mistakenly believed that the Taiwan Army had suffered "heavy casualties." The physical fitness standard for Taiwan's compulsory military recruits to pass the training is 3,000 meters for 19 minutes, which has caused an uproar in public opinion on the island, accusing the standard of being too low. Although the Taiwan Army argued that physical fitness standards will improve with the time of enlistment, and the qualifying standard for the 3,000-meter run was raised to 15 minutes six months after enlistment, it is still far behind the training level of the People's Liberation Army.
According to the "Physical Fitness Standards for Chinese People's Liberation Army Soldiers", the enlistment training physical fitness standard for male soldiers is 14 minutes and 30 seconds for the 3,000-meter run, and the qualifying standard for sit-ups and push-ups is 35 each; the general physical fitness standard for male soldiers under 25 years old is 13 minutes and 40 seconds and 40 each, far exceeding the compulsory service and new military training service standards of the Taiwan military. The qualifying standard for the 3,000-meter run for female soldiers of the People's Liberation Army is 17 minutes and 30 seconds, which is enough to put the Taiwanese military to shame.
The Taiwanese military has its own set of standards for taking care of new recruits during training, which is to use the tricolor flag to direct soldiers during drills. As long as the outdoor temperature exceeds 32°C and the red flag is hoisted, the recruits can rest. At the same time, for fear of accidents, some troops even required soldiers to stand 10 meters away when armored vehicles were moving.
The Taiwan military has been experiencing a "shortage of soldiers" in its promotion of the recruitment system for years. In order to alleviate this situation, the Taiwan military has recently launched various preferential measures to improve the living conditions of officers and soldiers. According to Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported on the 9th, the Taiwan Army established 35 "experimental combat readiness battalions" from October 1 to prioritize improving the service environment of volunteer soldiers. More than 6,000 non-commissioned officers and soldiers participating in the experience program will not be in the camp. Then squeeze into a Datong bunk and live in a small dormitory with air-conditioning for 3 to 4 people. Enjoy the treatment of "one bed, one table, and one cabinet". Not only can you use your smartphone in a specific area, but there is also a dedicated Internet room. Can connect to the international Internet for "surfing".
The biggest highlight of this experience plan is the implementation of a life management system of "daytime exercises and nighttime leisure". Soldiers will not gather at night unless they have specific tasks; as long as they have no tasks or stay behind, married people can do it every day Go out to spend the night with your family and return to the camp early the next morning. Unmarried people can also go out for activities at night, as long as they return to the camp before 10 o'clock.The Taiwan military will extend this management system to other troops based on the effectiveness of the experience. In addition, the Taiwan military will also encourage officers to pursue master's degrees and ordinary soldiers and non-commissioned officers to obtain professional qualification certificates by providing financial subsidies, relaxing the recognition of spare time, and promoting online learning.
The Taiwan military's measures to improve the service environment have caused controversy on the island. Some commentators believe that there have been quite a few voices accusing the Taiwan military of being "strawberry soldiers." If the requirements are further relaxed, it will aggravate the Taiwan military's "enjoy the blessings but not the food." The "suffering" situation, especially the opening of sleeping outside every day, will make Taiwan's military barracks sing an "empty city strategy" and may endanger "national defense" security. Taiwan's military personnel responded that the relaxation of sleeping outside is not "commuting to and from get off work every day". The military guard posts and combat readiness tasks are carried out by personnel, and there will be no "empty city" situation. Readers of Taiwan's "United Daily News" commented that the recruitment system has not been promoted well and that solutions must be found from the system design. If you think that improving the food and accommodation conditions and relaxing management requirements can recruit soldiers, I am afraid it is "making more mistakes."
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