Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng recently confirmed that the extension of the service period will be announced before the end of this year. When answering a question in the Legislative Yuan yesterday, he bluntly said that the extension of the service period is just because the situation on both sides of the strait is tense and popular sentiment is available. However, he also further stated that the current service period is 4 months, and the training time is insufficient, and even the simplest qualified combatants cannot reach it. One year of service can complete the overall training. However, he also promised that in the future, military service reform will be on the way, and the four-month military training service will not need to return to the battalion for a supplementary service period, and the posture standards of draftees will not change.
Li Dewei, a legislator of the Kuomintang, asked yesterday why the military service was suddenly increased from 2 years to 4 months? Qiu Guozheng said frankly that the change from 2 years to 4 months was because of the political atmosphere and for elections, and a few months were cut off once the elections arrived, “But after the promotion, we found that the 4-month service period is not enough to become a qualified combat soldier. “
Qiu Guozheng explained that after the 4-month service period, after 5 weeks of enlistment and training, he did not actually join the army, but stayed in a military school or a certain unit until the end of the service period. This kind of soldier doesn’t even know what the corps commander does. It’s worse than participating in the summer combat camp. The people who participated in the summer combat camp have also stayed in the army for a week or two.
Qiu Guozheng said bluntly that the Ministry of National Defense does not take the initiative to extend military service, which needs to be discussed at cross-ministerial meetings, but the CCP has created a bad atmosphere on both sides of the strait.
Li Dewei then asked if one year of training was enough? Qiu Guozheng said that the one-year service period, from enlistment to discharge, can complete overall training, including specialized training, so as to be considered as a qualified combat soldier. If it takes more than one year, then the law needs to be revised, and the procedure will become very lengthy.
Qiu Guozheng emphasized that according to the regulations, if the compulsory service period is extended, it will be implemented after one year of announcement. If it is announced before the end of this year, it can be implemented in 2024; but if it is announced next year, it will take another year, that is, 2025. The Ministry of Defense expects to make an announcement by the end of this year and is also working in this direction.
Jiang Qichen, a legislator of the Kuomintang, said that draftees who are currently serving 4 months of military training are given “training orders”, not “discharge orders”.
Qiu Guozheng said that they will not be affected, and the committee members can go back and tell them not to worry. The Ministry of National Defense is cautious and fearful about the issue of the extension of the compulsory service period, but it is also working hard to announce the extension of the compulsory service period before the end of the year.
Qiu Guozheng also said that after promoting the extension of the service period, 4 months will be the same as 4 months, so there will be a curve at the beginning, and the proportion of draftees in the army who have extended service periods will be very small, but will gradually increase; on the contrary, 4 The ratio of draftees during the monthly service period will be relatively high at first, but it will gradually decrease.
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