Tsai promises improved training for conscripts during Penghu troop inspections

2022-12-30

President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday inspected the troops on Penghu. It was the first time for her to visit the military after her recent announcement that Taiwan’s conscription period will be extended from four months to a year. She promised that the quality of conscripts’ training would improve and the new, yearlong training, which will be instituted in 2024, would not be a waste of time.

President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday made her first inspection of the army after her recent announcement that Taiwan’s conscription period would be extended from four months to one year. Her first stop involved a sea crossing to Penghu, an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait.

Various mock military scenarios will be added to the training regime of conscripts, so that Taiwan’s draft will not only be for a longer period, but the training content will also be improved.

Tsai Ing-wen
President
The training of the national army will be more rigorous, closer to actual combat situations, and more in line with the needs of modern warfare. Under the new system, the year of military service absolutely will not be a waste of a year. What peace relies on is a solid national defense. We will definitely do what we’ve said we’ll do.

The president inspected live fire target shooting practices to study how the nation’s army is strengthening its troops’ shooting capabilities. In the light of China’s gradual encroachment, Tsai visited in succession the Army 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, a naval radar station on Xiyu Island and the Navy’s Haifeng Sixth Brigade and 146th fleet, to boost the military’s morale.

Tsai Ing-wen
President
Our national army troops stationed here in Penghu are standing guard around the clock and they have an onerous task. I wanted to come here before the New Year’s holiday period in particular to thank our brothers and sisters in the national army for their hard work. Taiwan is on the forefront of the defense line of democracies. It is only by preparing for war that can avert a war, it is only when we take up arms can we stop a war.

The president said the new training period for conscripts will see improved quality as well as its quantity, and she hopes that the nation’s army can train even more intensively and be more solidly prepared for war in future.

澎湖部隊視察蔡總統:義務役1年絕不浪費

2022-12-30

總統蔡英文今天前往澎湖部隊視察，感謝國軍保家衛國的辛勞，這也是蔡總統宣布義務役恢復為一年後，首度來到軍隊，總統表示，未來新式訓練內容質與量都會提升，當兵一年絕對不是浪費。

宣布義務役恢復為一年後，總統蔡英文首度來到部隊視察，第一站就跨海到澎湖。

訓練中加入各種情境，國軍義務役未來役期不只延長，更要強化內容。

[[總統蔡英文]]
“國軍的訓練會更精實，更貼近實戰，也更符合現代作戰的需求。在新制下，當兵這一年絕對不是浪費一年，和平所仰賴的，就是堅實的國防，我們說到就一定做到”

總統視察實戰化射擊，了解國軍如何強化部隊的射擊能力，面對中國步步進逼，總統接連走訪陸軍航特指揮部兩棲偵察營、海軍西嶼雷達站、海鋒六中隊和146艦隊，慰勞國軍。

[[總統蔡英文]]
“我們駐防澎湖的國軍部隊全天候監守崗位，任務吃重。我要特別在跨年年假前來到這裡，就是要感謝我們國軍弟兄姊妹的辛勞，台灣位於民主防線的最前線，唯有備戰，才能避戰，能戰才能止戰”

總統表示，未來新式訓練內容質與量都會提升，希望未來國軍訓練更精實，紮實備戰。