Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng recently confirmed that the extension of the service period will be announced later this year. Responding to a question in the Legislative Yuan yesterday, he bluntly stated that the extension of the service period is only because the situation on both sides of the strait is strained and popular sentiment is available. However, he also stated that the current service period is 4 months and the training time is insufficient and even the simplest skilled fighters cannot achieve it. One year of service can complete general training. However, he also promised that military service reform will be underway in the future and that the four-month military training service will not have to return to the battalion for an additional period of service and the posture standards of the recruits will not change.
Li Dewei, a Kuomintang lawmaker, asked yesterday why military service was suddenly increased from 2 years to 4 months? Qiu Guozheng frankly stated that the transition from 2 years to 4 months is due to the political atmosphere and the elections, and some months were interrupted once the elections came, “But after the promotion, we found that the service period of 4 months is not enough to become a qualified fighter. “
Qiu Guozheng explained that after the 4-month service period, after 5 weeks of enlistment and training, he did not actually enlist in the army, but remained in a military school or certain unit until the end of the period of service. This type of soldiers do not even know what the corps commander does, it is worse than attending the summer combat camp, even the people who attended the summer camp 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 in inter-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 the one-year service period, from enlistment to discharge, can complete general training, including specialized training, in order to be considered a qualified combat soldier. If it takes more than a year, the law must be revised and the procedure will become very lengthy.
Qiu Guozheng stressed that according to the regulations, if the compulsory service period is extended, it will be implemented one year after the announcement. If announced by 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 plans to make an announcement by the end of this year and is also working in this direction.
Jiang Qichen, a Kuomintang lawmaker, said enlisted men who are currently serving 4 months of military training receive “training orders”, not “discharge orders”.
Qiu Guozheng said they will not be interested and that committee members can go back and tell them not to worry. The Ministry of National Defense is cautious and fearful on the issue of the extension of the duty of service, but is also working to announce the extension of the duty of service by 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 in the beginning there will be a curve and the proportion of recruits in the army who have extended service periods will be a lot. small, but will gradually increase; on the contrary, 4 The ratio of recruits during the monthly service period will initially be relatively high, but will gradually decrease.
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