A retired "military policeman" on the island recently shared photos on the Internet of himself and his roommates playing mahjong and gambling in the camp dormitory when he was a soldier. He even called the dormitory the "5th Squadron Casino", which made many netizens on the island shake their heads. In response, Taiwan's "Military Police Command" stated on the 2nd that the man surnamed Song had retired from the army at the end of 2022. He posted photos of gambling in the camp on his personal social media. After the unit investigated, he was transferred to justice and the commander and other cadres of the "Gendarme Training Center" (referred to as "Gendarme Training Center") were also punished. Taiwan's "Military Police Command" "deeply regrets and apologizes" for the negative perception the whole case has caused in society.
According to Taiwan's ETtoday News Cloud report, a netizen recently shared on the island forum PTT that a man recently posted several photos on the social media Ins to show off his military life to relatives and friends. According to the photos, except for a group photo of nine people, the rest of the photos are very outrageous. There are men in military uniforms playing mahjong in front of a bench and a chess board forming a mahjong table, and there are also people playing poker.
reported that the man who posted the photo also said that he enlisted in the army in September, and his three-and-a-half-month military career ended like this. "This is probably the most fun winter camp I have ever participated in." In addition, the man called the dormitory "5 Squadron Casino and Mahjong Parlor" and bluntly said that these were things he learned in the "Military Police School".
According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", Taiwan's "Military Police Command" issued a press release on the morning of the 2nd, stating that a military training serviceman named Song (retired on December 29, 2022) at the 157th level of the "Constitutional Training Center" under its jurisdiction posted "gambling in the camp" and other inappropriate photos on personal social media. After the unit completed a legal and disciplinary investigation on December 31, 2022, cadres with relevant management lapses, including the "Constitutional Training Center" commander, group captain, squadron leader, group sergeant and other cadres, still failed to strictly investigate internal management, review transfers from current posts and "appropriate punishment"; After the outrageous photos of
were exposed, many netizens on the island left messages. Some people said, "I'm laughing so hard, I'm here for vacation." Some people said that life in the army was actually like this in the early days, but there were no mobile phones or the Internet at that time, and no one would take photos. Some netizens said, "It's cool to keep a low profile, so you deserve to be arrested."
A whistleblower also sent relevant information to the island media late last night, saying, "Compulsory service in the army can be so enjoyable now, taking selfies, playing mahjong, and poker in the camp, so why should we go to the army? The screws of the Taiwan Army are loose."
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