( Observer Network ) Under the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Taiwanese authorities have been hyping up to "restore the one-year conscription system", and college students on the island have also been collapsed. Recently, many college students have no choice but to say that they are considering taking a leave of school to join the army because they are worried that the extension of military service will affect their future career plans.
According to Taiwan’s media reports, Taiwan’s “ military service system ” is a “recruitment parallel system” mainly based on volunteer service. The recruitment part stipulates that men born after January 1, 1994 must undergo 4 months of military training and be included in the reserve management after passing the qualification.
Previously, the Legislative Yuan Legislative Affairs Bureau on the island admitted that some combat troops on the island had indeed had insufficient manpower. Coupled with the impact of the trend of low birth rate, it is estimated that by 2039, there will be only 56,000 men who can be recruited.
After the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the attitude of Western countries has become clear. Many people on the social media on the island "suddenly realized" and still have to save themselves when encountering difficulties. Some Taiwanese media pointed out that seeing that such remarks continue to increase, the authorities believed that "people's spirit is available", so they decided to adjust the compulsory service period, extending from the current 4 months to one year.
Taiwan famous speaker Chen Huiwen also suggested that Taiwan should "all the people are soldiers" and girls should also join the army.
officials made various public calls, and many college students who have not yet joined the army have become trembling and collapsed, because once implemented, they will have to be more 8 months after graduation. Some college students have considered taking a leave of school to join the army first to avoid the extension of military service affecting future career planning.
A junior student named Lin said that when he was a freshman, his family allowed him to use the winter and summer vacations to join the army, and he would not have to join the army after graduation, but he wanted to wait for graduation before talking about it, and now he regrets it very much, "If he didn't join the army at the beginning, he might have to be a soldier in the future." A senior student had no choice but to say that if he was taken this semester or had insufficient elective credits, he planned to take a leave of school and join the army first, so as not to become a soldier for one more year later.
The male college student surnamed Zhang from the north introduced that yesterday, a professor announced during class that a classmate would not be able to attend classes after leaving school because he had to be a soldier who had been 4 months early.
There are also college students who complain that they have been cleaning, weeding and gun cleaning for four months now. If it is extended to one year, it will be like this. It doesn’t make sense. Previously, there were rumors that the man was reluctant to fuck because the weather was too hot. Senior media person Chen Fengxin once said on the show that for young Taiwanese soldiers participating in training, they are actually "not able to use many weapons" in just a few months or days of training.
Regarding whether to change the service time to one year, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Leader's Office said that the defense department is evaluating the opinions of all parties regarding the service period, and no finalization has been made. The defense department also said that it will take one year to evaluate the service period, and even if there is a final decision, it will be implemented one year after the announcement.
Previously, " Zhongshi Electronic News " once bluntly stated that in fact, the military service system is a political issue in Taiwan, and no one will be unable to compete with young votes. Even the President of the Tsai administration dare not offend young people and parents who do not want to join the army. Now, the defense department says that it will take one year to evaluate, and of course the "nine-in-one" elections at the end of the year. "How could the Democratic Progressive Party decide the case before the election? The ruling party responded to the issue of the military service system, and saw that public opinion was on the hot spot, and the votes were also considered. One year of evaluation, and it will be implemented in another year, which means that the 2024 'Presidential Election' was completed."
Today, "Zhongshi Electronic News" published another comment, pointing out that the one-year service period seems simple, but in fact it is full of difficulties. The increase in food and salary does not count. In recent years, due to the reduction of the military, many vacant camps have either been left to be abandoned or handed over to local governments for development. At that time, these additional posts will be even a problem, and cadres will also need to be added. Whether to reply to the examination of the compulsory service preliminaries needs to be considered; volunteer service also needs to be integrated. At present, there are thousands of volunteer service personnel in the defense department, and their salaries are not low, but they only do administrative work such as cleaning and sending official documents every day.
In addition, Taiwan is narrow and densely populated, and the training ground is insufficient. Before each major training, senior cadres must be sent to "make good neighbors and neighbors" to obtain local understanding. If the increase in troops is not suitable for training on the ground, the soldiers will collect onions and sweep the roads and become cheap labor. Wouldn't it be put before the cart?
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