Taipei’s Defence Ministry said it would allow around 200 discharged female soldiers to enrol in voluntary reservist trainings from the second quarter of this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI - Taiwan’s military announced plans on Tuesday to include women in its reservist training for the first time this year, as the island tries to bolster its forces against threats from China.
“This is the first year to include women in the reservists training, so this year will be a trial programme,” said Major-General Yu Wen-cheng from the ministry’s All-Out Defence Mobilisation Agency.The voluntary programmes aim to “strengthen the effectiveness of the retraining of reserve troops in combat skills to help improve the combat capabilities of reservists,” he told reporters.
Many military analysts have urged Taiwan to do more to boost its reserves and prepare its civilian population for defence, including allowing more women to train.Some lawmakers have proposed including women in some form of mandatory service.
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