I.About Military
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According to the law, in Taiwan, every male
citizen having turned 19 is obligated to serve the military. Draftee
confirmation will be made from January to March of the year, and then
draftees will be informed of the time for physical check-ups (those who
study at school can apply for deferment in accordance with the law). |
II.Conscription |
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1. |
Draftee confirmation
Items needed for draftee confirmation are an ID card, a
personal stamp, headshots, and the census book. The appointed
time and place for confirmation will be printed on the
notification. |
2. |
Physical check-up
The appointed time and hospital for physical examination
will be printed on the notification. To ensure one’s own rights,
would-be draftees can inform the doctor of any illness history.
The results of the check-up are divided into normal, substitute,
exempted, and undetermined. |
3. |
Lot-drawing
Check-up passers are required to attend lot-drawing, which
determines what force they will belong to and what their
sequences of enlistment are. Those who cannot be present shall
commit it to a family member, who must be over 20 or married.
Absence will be interpreted as approval of substitute drawing by
any magistrates or appointees. |
4. |
Enlistment
The authorities concerned will send an order 10 days before
enlistment. The appointed time and place as well as relevant
procedures should be taken seriously. |
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III.Deferment Application |
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1. |
Students must send the copied version of their
ID cards (heads and tails) as well as relevant documents to the
division for deferment application. |
2. |
Restrictions |
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a. |
The school is not officially registered by the
authorities concerned. |
b. |
Educational districts don’t correspond to
regulations. |
c. |
Dropouts or down-graders are not entitled. |
d. |
Those who are over 33 years old but haven’t
graduated are forced to be enlisted.
(Their educational qualification is still valid according to the
law.) |
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3. |
Invalidity |
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a. |
Graduation |
b. |
Any un-permitted reasons for leaving school |
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IV.Application for postponement of
enlistment |
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1. |
College students who put off the due time of
graduation can apply for postponement of enlistment. According
to the law, they belong to spare soldiers. After graduation, the
enlistment order will be sent. |
2. |
One Restriction
After graduation, those who continue to enter another college or
regress to senior high must not make any application of
postponement. |
3. |
Invalidity |
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a. |
Graduation |
b. |
Any un-permitted reasons for leaving school |
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