( Observer Network ) According to United News Network today (22nd), due to the difficulties in recruiting soldiers, relevant departments on the island plan to raise the threshold for exemption from military service. Young people who were originally obese or too thin also need to serve in the future.
Take men of 1 meter 72 as an example. Originally, the weight of less than 48kg or more than 93.4kg was not required to serve; now, this range has been adjusted to less than 44.2kg or more than 103.7kg; in addition, the new regulations stipulate that men of heights of 1 meter 55-1 meter 57 also need to serve instead of service.
picture from Taiwan United News Network
reported that recently, the island's defense department has issued a draft amendment to the second attachment of the "Military Service Weight Distinguishing Standard". The most adjusted indicator is to measure whether it is too fat and thin. The calculation method is to divide the weight (kg) by the square of height (meters).
According to the original regulations, the BMI value of male regular service should be between 17-31. After correction, this data value will be adjusted to 16.5-32; while the BMI value of the subjects collected by the substitute service is between 16.5-17 or 31-31.5. Now this standard has been relaxed to between 15-16.5 or 32-35.
In terms of specific weight, according to the previous standards, a man of 1.72 meters, if he is a regular service man, his weight must be between 50.2-91.8kg, and a replacement service man must be between 48.7-50.1kg; if he exceeds this range, he means that his weight is below 48kg or above 93.4kg, he may not need to serve.
The modified standard is that men with a weight between 48.7-94.8kg can be recruited for regular service, men with a weight between 44.3-48.6kg or between 94.7-103.6kg are all subjects to alternative service recruitment, and those with a weight below 44.2kg or above 103.7kg can not be required to serve. The height limit of
has been adjusted to: In the past, those under 1 meter 57 could be exempted from military service. The new regulations list the height between 1 meter 55 and 1 meter 57 as a substitute service height.
In addition, according to the original regulations on the island, arrhythmia , cardiac coronary artery disease, hypothyroidism, anemia or malignant bone marrow metaplasia syndrome, intervertebral disc herniation , vision, Du Rui's disease and other diseases are all exempted diseases. The modified standards are more stringent in the identification of these diseases. For example, cardiac coronary artery disease must provide certificates such as cardiac catheter coronary artery computer tomography; arthritis lesions must meet the standards such as swelling, pain and heat sensation in the affected area to meet the exemption standards.
Originally, young people on the island were diagnosed with Tourette's disease (i.e. Tourette's syndrome, the common symptom is frequent motor tics) and were exempted from service. Now, it has been changed to more than 6 months of treatment after diagnosis and continue to show symptoms. They must be diagnosed by psychiatry or neurology specialist , and provide a complete medical record for more than 6 months before they can be exempted from military service.
Recently, the Taiwan military has also attracted frequent attention for recruiting troops. Previously, the Taiwan military talent recruitment unit entered the detention center to recruit soldiers and caused criticism. The "Zhongzheng Cadre Preparatory School" (referred to as "Zhongzheng Preparatory School") was questioned to make students who failed the grades and should have been resided or dropped out of school again. Taiwanese media pointed out that this is because at present, at least 25,000 lieutenant-level officers and non-commissioned officers in the grassroots team of the Taiwan Army are short of at least 25,000, and middle, second lieutenants and captains of all military branches are also seriously short of personnel, among which the army lacks the most; especially its main combat troops, due to frequent combat training and arduous conditions, it is very difficult to recruit troops, and they have never been able to meet the standards.
In order to achieve the purpose of recruitment, many Taiwanese media also revealed that the Taiwanese authorities intend to extend their service time. However, China Times News previously released a comment pointing out that Tsai Ing-wen should not make this decision during her term because she is afraid of offending young votes.
article believes that Chen Shui-bian adopted the " boiled frog " strategy during his tenure. The original two-year compulsory service period was reduced by 2 months every once in a while. When he handed over to the Ma Ying-jeou administration, the service period was only 1 year left. Ma Ying-jeou promoted the recruitment system for , and the one-year service period was cancelled, but the law stipulated that men had the obligation to serve in the military, so it was changed to a 4-month military training service without amending the law. The US government has been putting pressure on Tsai Ing-wen, one is to strengthen its reserve force, and the other is to extend the service period and resume recruitment. However, the Tsai administration only called out four times within 8 years of retirement, each time 5 to 7 days to 14 days, but it can be refunded twice. This is a change of soup and no medicine, and it has little impact on young votes.
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