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Fears of invasion by China grow, Taiwan to allow women in military training

Politiko 2023-01-18 09:01:09

Fears of invasion by China grow, Taiwan to allow women in military training

Taiwan's military has unveiled plans to allow women to voluntarily train for the military reserve forces. Such a move is being made for the first time and comes as the risk of a possible invasion by China has increased.

Taiwan's Ministry of Defense said it will allow 220 female soldiers to enroll in training starting in the second quarter of this year. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has previously said it only trained male reservists because it did not have enough capacity to accommodate both sexes.

Taiwanese lawmakers had said the exclusion of women from reserve training amounted to gender discrimination.

In December, Taiwan announced that it will extend the mandatory military conscription period for all eligible men from four months to one year starting in 2024, and the requirement will apply to men born after 2005.

Taiwan has a military force of about 170,000 personnel, mostly made up of volunteers, while also training about 120,000 reservists every year.

Males between the ages of 18 and 36 must either volunteer to serve in the military or complete a period of compulsory service in the reserves. As of 2021, women make up 15% of Taiwan's military, but serve mostly in non-combat roles.

Source: CNN

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