According to Taiwan's China Times News Network, mainland military aircraft have frequently circulated Taiwan from time to time recently, and the possibility of military conflict has increased, which has also caused considerable discussions on the reserve mobilization energy of the Taiwan military. Xu Qiaoxin, a member of the Taipei City Councillor of the Kuomintang, pointed out that the Taiwan defense department estimates that after the People's Liberation Army launches the first wave of attack on Taiwan, the mobilization of nearly 130,000 people will be mobilized, including volunteer service and four months of military training.
According to the media "ETtoday News Cloud", the latest poll recently released, as many as 66% of the people support the restoration of the conscription system, 52% advocate that both men and women must serve in the military. In the cross-analysis, it was found that when asked "when you or your family want to go to the battlefield", as many as 96.3% of the age groups aged 18 to 19 are willing, the highest among all age groups. However, when asked whether they support the restoration of the conscription system, only 12.5% support, and as many as 87.0% do not support it. There is a contradiction of being most willing to go to the battlefield but highly opposes conscription.
In response to this, Yan Defa, head of the Taiwan Defense Department, proposed that the way to strengthen the reserve force is to "giving priority to volunteer service and one-year compulsory service." After Xu Qiaoxin raised the question, the defense department changed its words and changed it to "retreat first", and will strengthen training for four months of military training in the future. Xu Qiaoxin admitted that although it was not enough, at least this was the right direction.
Xu Qiaoxin posted on Facebook on the 6th that there are currently about 170,000-180,000 volunteer service personnel in Taiwan. However, according to news reports, the defense department estimates that after the People's Liberation Army launched the first wave of attacks on Taiwan, the defense department launched the first wave of war mobilization, which is as high as 128,000. These first wave of mobilized officers and soldiers are veterans who have just retired from the army within one or two years. Because they are still familiar with the operation of the army, they will supplement the standing troops on the front line and take on the task of defense operations in Taiwan and Penghu.
Xu Qiaoxin admitted that in other words, reserve soldiers, including military training and retired volunteers, seem to be responsible for the first wave of "war mobilization" and have to go directly to the battlefield. She was worried that without sufficient training, it would be tantamount to asking these brothers and sisters to die.
Xu Qiaoxin also responded that among all the statements that do not support the restoration of the conscription system at this stage, the only thing she agrees with is Feng Shikuan, the former head of the defense department and the current chairman of the "retired auxiliary association". Because he said honestly, "Many people in recruitment are unwilling to join the army, and he has no intention of recruiting him." He also took the initiative to say that he had something to say, " recruitment system is legislated, and I personally cannot turn things around as a 'minister'."
If the reason why recruitment is not suitable for Taiwan comes from "the 'unwilling to serve'" then "Taiwan really has the determination to fight? Is the Taiwan authorities really ready? Or is it constantly letting the Taiwanese people try their luck in danger?" The answer is self-evident.
