Female Soldiers Also to be Subject to Recall: MND|兼顧兵役公平.兩性平權 女性官兵將納入教召
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Under current regulations, retired male soldiers can be recalled for muster duty, but retired female soldiers are not subject to recall. Authorities, however, have recently announced to amend laws to further fairness and gender equality. Under the changes, retired female soldiers will also be subject to military recall.
The military is responsible for protecting the country. Under current regulations, retired female soldiers are not subject to military mobilization, meaning they won't be recalled for muster duty. The Ministry of National Defense recently announced it is amending related laws with the aim of advancing fairness and gender equality. The laws will be amended to include retired female soldiers in recalls. Many people say they support such a change.
I approve of this. It has nothing to do with gender equality. It's about work obligations.
If the bill passes, then of course there should be gender equality. From the viewpoint of our society, if everyone supports it, then it will be ok.
Others point out it is very likely that retired female soldiers have families to take care of, and the military will need to take this into consideration during recalls.
I think it should be aimed at certain time intervals, such as focusing on a certain time interval. There should also be announcements before recalls.
It should be okay, because they (recalls) are only five to seven days long. They'll just have to coordinate with the fathers of their children over what to do during these five to seven days.
Ministry of National Defense statistics show there are 22,000 active female soldiers. They account for over 14 percent of the military. There are 5,500 retired female soldiers who could potentially be recalled. The military intends to include non-commissioned officers, soldiers and officers in recalls.
We made an announcement with the primary aim of soliciting opinions. It's not the final version. We hope everyone can understand this.
The ministry says it will review practices in other countries as well as Taiwan's actual recall experiences for reference purposes.
