Source: Global Times
[ Global Times Special Correspondent Chen Zhengfei] Taiwan's "Ministry of Defense" announced a revision of the standards for distinguishing military service positions, raising the height and BMI value (body mass index) standards for exempt positions. Height is less than 155 centimeters, and BMI values are more than 35 or less than 15 to be exempted from military service.
According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report on the 21st, Taiwan's "Ministry of Defense" announced an announcement to amend the second annex of the "Military Service Posture Differentiation Standards". The most adjusted indicator is the BMI value that measures whether you are too fat or too thin. The calculation method is weight (kg) divided by height (meters) squared. According to the current regulations of the Taiwan Military, the body position recruitment targets for the standing army are male servicemen with a BMI value of 17-31. The new version stipulates that the BMI value of the recruitment targets is relaxed to 16.5-32. The original recruitment targets for substitutes were male draftees with a BMI between 16.5-17 and 31-31.5. The new version adjusted the standard to have a BMI between 15-16.5 and 32-35. In terms of height, the current regulations stipulate that those below 157 centimeters are exempt from military service. The new amendment adds that those between 155 and 157 centimeters need to serve instead of .
In addition, there are more stringent testing standards for coronary artery disease, hypothyroidism, anemia or myelodysplasia syndrome, knee joint injuries , intervertebral disc herniation, vision, Duray syndrome, etc.
The DPP authorities’ move is obviously in response to deliberate evasion of military service. Over the years, some people have used various tricks to avoid military service. In May this year, a case occurred on the island: a man surnamed Chen was unwilling to perform military service. He found an HIV/AIDS patient and handed over his ID card, health insurance card, and other documents to the other party. The patient then took his place and went to a medical institution for a physical examination. In the end, the man surnamed Chen was successfully exempted from military service. He was preparing to marry his girlfriend, whom he had known for many years, but he was repeatedly reminded by the social worker of the Health Bureau to have regular check-ups. He was afraid that he would be labeled as AIDS from then on, and his girlfriend even suspected that he had the disease and was unable to get married, so he voluntarily surrendered to the prosecutor.
Based on the information he provided, the prosecutors identified the AIDS patient who assisted him in evading military service. From the money flow in the patient's account, they discovered that in addition to the man surnamed Chen, he also had money transactions with five men. The prosecutor summoned these five people to report to the case, and they all admitted to using this method to evade military service. Statistics from
in August this year show that the number of births in Taiwan last year was 154,000, the number of deaths was 184,000, and the natural increase was negative 30,000. This shows that the number of soldiers on the island will become less and less. The Taiwan military has adjusted the standards for exemption from military service in order to increase the number of men serving. But on the other hand, Taiwan's "Central Election Commission" announced an election announcement on the 18th, saying that the total number of voters in the "nine-in-one" election by the end of the year is estimated to be nearly 19.3 million, of which about 760,000 are "first-time voters" (those who have the right to vote for the first time). When a large number of netizens saw this figure, they all exclaimed, "The DPP is afraid. No wonder it dare not announce the extension of military service to one year."
"China Times" analyzed that because of fear of offending young people, Chen Shui-bian adopted a " boiling frog in warm water " strategy during his tenure. The original two-year compulsory service period was reduced by two months at regular intervals. When it was handed over to the Ma Ying-jeou administration, the service period was only one year. Ma promoted the recruitment system and abolished the one-year military service. However, the law stipulates that men have the obligation to perform military service, so it was changed to a four-month military training service without amending the law. Now the United States has been putting pressure on Tsai Ing-wen’s authorities. First, it is strengthening its reserve combat capabilities. Second, it is extending the service period and resuming conscription. However, the Tsai administration only increased the number of conscriptions from 4 times of 5 to 7 days each time within 8 years of retirement to 14 days, but it can be redeemed twice. It is equivalent to changing the soup without changing the medicine, and it will have little impact on young people's votes.
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