The Ministry of National Defense recently announced the revision of the law, which stipulates that all female soldiers and non-commissioned officers will serve in the reserve service after they are discharged from the army.

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Those who have enrolled in school or entered the camp before the law is amended are still in accordance with their wishes

[Reporter Wu Shuwei/Taipei Report] At present, female soldiers are treated as reserve soldiers in the same way as male veterans after they are discharged. However, female soldiers and non-commissioned officers are treated according to their own wishes, which has been criticized as not in line with the principle of equality and not conducive to reserve mobilization.

The Ministry of National Defense has recently announced the revision of the "Regulations on the Service of Officers and Non-commissioned Officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force." its voluntary.

Article 55 of the current "Regulations on the Service of Officers and Non-commissioned Officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force" stipulates that women who volunteer to serve as officers and non-commissioned officers shall serve in the reserve service according to their voluntary service; while women who serve as volunteer soldiers shall follow the "Regulations on Service of Volunteer Soldiers" and are forced to enter the reserve after discharge. Manpower management.

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The Legislative Affairs Bureau of the Legislative Yuan once pointed out that in order to improve the lack of non-commissioned officers in the reserve forces of our country and comply with the principle of equality, female officers and non-commissioned officers should be included in the reserve service forcibly in the same way as female volunteer soldiers after they are discharged.

The Ministry of National Defense has recently announced the revision of the draft Article 55 of the "Regulations on the Service of Officers and Non-commissioned Officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force", pointing out that it is in line with the national army's female reserve soldiers' education policy and the fairness of the reserve management. Therefore, Article 55 is amended to include female officers, After the non-commissioned officers are discharged from the army, they are all included in the reserve team.

The Ministry of National Defense stated yesterday that based on the principle of trust and protection, those who have enrolled in school or camped before the amendment of this case (students or officers and soldiers) will maintain the current practice.

Legislators: It is helpful to supplement the grassroots cadres of the national army reserve force

Wang Dingyu, a member of the National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan and a legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, said in an interview that the initial effect of the amendment will be that the declarative significance is greater than the real significance. It is of substantial help to supplement grassroots cadres of the national army's reserve forces.

Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Ching-yi pointed out that the previous attitude of the Ministry of National Defense towards the inclusion of female reservists in the teaching profession was as if after female soldiers retired, their military majors did not exist. Therefore, she supports the Ministry of National Defense’s amendment to include all female soldiers and non-commissioned officers. reservists.

Qiu Chenyuan, a legislator of the People's Party, said that he does not oppose the revision of the law, but needs to communicate with the society and take relevant supporting measures.