The military training of the national army has aroused the curiosity of foreign media.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] In response to the escalating situation in the Taiwan Strait, my country has resumed one-year compulsory service and strengthened various military preparations. The state of preparation for war has also become the focus of foreign media.

"CNN" interviewed Taiwanese volunteers and ex-servicemen, and admitted frankly that according to their training in the military, they may become cannon fodder on the battlefield.

"CNN" reported that six retired civilians interviewed pointed out that the national army's training, which includes bayonet skills, was designed for the environment decades ago, and lacked courses in urban warfare tactics and modern weapons such as drones.

In addition, there are too few opportunities for live ammunition shooting, or the weapons used in training are too old.

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The people interviewed also mentioned that there were more than 100 assault rifles in the company at that time, but only dozens of them could be used to shoot. Rotate between us." Another citizen said, "We didn't fire a few rounds during military training. I only fired 40 rounds during my T65 rifle training."

Another civilian who received artillery training recalled, "We were assigned some simple tasks, and most of the time was used to help organize or clean up the artillery vehicles. If there is a war today, I was told to be an artilleryman, then I think I would only become cannon fodder."

The report pointed out that Taiwan's conscripted soldiers have to receive physical training, rifle shooting and the use of bayonet guns.

However, the interviewees questioned the time spent on spear shooting, thinking that it is an outdated item, "I think spear training is a waste of time, because I really can't think of how to use it", "Look at the Ukrainian-Russian War , using so many types of weapons, when will you have to use the spear technique to deal with the enemy?"

The report mentioned that some of the criticisms were actually acknowledged by the Taiwan military, and the Ministry of National Defense announced that after the new policy is launched in 2024, compulsory service members will be required to shoot at least 800 rounds of ammunition, and will also receive training on new weapons such as anti-tank missiles and drones. .

Spearmanship will also be tweaked and incorporated into other forms of combat training.

Compulsory service will also participate in joint military exercises with volunteer service, and the basic training has also been increased from 5 weeks to 8 weeks.