PRESIDENT TSAI REASSURES MILITARY OVER PENSION CONCERNS|九三遊行抗議年金改革 蔡向軍人喊話

President Tsai Ing-Wen attended a celebration for the Sept. 3rd Armed Forces Day, as civil servant organizations will stage a demonstration to protest the government pension reform plan later today, Tsai tried to assure military service members that pension reform will take military personnel's interest into consideration and said that she hopes they will not believe untrue rumors about the pension reform plan. ==TSAI ING-WEN, R.O.C. President== I'm here today as the Commander in Chief to celebrate a holiday that belongs to all of us. President Tsai Ing-Wen attended a celebration ahead of the Sept. 3rd Armed Forces Day. Tsai attempted to win over members of the military, saying that she stands by the service members. She also expressed her gratitude and promised to resolve the issues facing the armed forces. ==TSAI ING-WEN, R.O.C. President== I understand that the workload is too heavy for many soldiers. Service members don't have enough time for training or even resting. Also, there is not enough space for training, which is detrimental to the troops' performance in the long term. Tsai pledged to conduct comprehensive reviews of military strategy and culture. In regards to the pension reform issue, because many soldiers will participate in the demonstration on Sept. 3rd, Tsai tried to appease them and gave her word. ==TSAI ING-WEN, R.O.C. President== Military personnel have a shorter service duration, and attrition rate is high in the military. We will take all these factors into consideration. I can promise you that. I hope you won't be bothered by those unfounded rumors. However, the Defense Ministry stressed that it is inappropriate for active-duty military personnel to attend street protests. ==CHEN CHUNG-CHI, Defense Ministry Spokesperson== It is inappropriate for active-duty military personnel to attend protests. That has always been our principle. (So you will not actively reprimand service members for participating?) That's right. (But you will do so if someone reports them?) It depends on the circumstances at the time. Public servants are taking to the streets on Sept. 3rd to protest against the government's pension reform plan. President of the Examination Yuan Wu Jin-Lin said that Sept. 3rd is a day off. Public servants attending the demonstration will not utilize any government resources, and the event is not organized by specific political parties. Therefore, these public servants are not in violation of any regulation. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 總統蔡英文上任後，首度參加九三軍人節慶祝活動，不過軍公教團體在今天要上街遊行抗議年金改革，蔡英文則向軍人喊話，年金改革會考量軍人役期短、除役早、以及離退率高的特殊性，希望軍人不要因為不正確的流言 感到不安。 ==總統 蔡英文== 我今天來這裡 是以三軍統帥的身分 跟大家一起慶祝 屬於我們的節日 在九三軍人節前一天，參加軍人楷模表揚活動，總統蔡英文一開頭就和國軍搏感情，強調她不是外人，蔡英文除了感謝國軍弟兄的付出，也強調將會解決國軍目前遇到的各項問題。 ==總統 蔡英文== 我了解 基層部隊裡有太多的雜務 不只壓縮專業訓練的時間 甚至連休息時間都不太夠 同時演訓的場地不足 實戰演練的空間 如果受限 長期下來將會導致 整個戰力的下降 蔡英文表示會全面檢討軍事戰略與軍中文化，而對於年金改革問題，傳出會有不少軍人參加九三遊行抗議，蔡英文也溫情喊話並且提出保證。 ==總統 蔡英文== 軍人役期短 除役早 離退率高的特殊性 我們會考慮進去 這一點也請各位放心 我完全可以理解 很多不正確 沒有查證過的流言 讓各位有許多的困擾與不安 不過軍方還是重申，現役軍人不適合上街頭遊行的立場。 ==國防部發言人 陳中吉== 現役軍人不應該 也不適宜去遊行 我相信這個歷年來 都是一樣的 一貫的基調 以往如此 現在也是如此 （所以意思就是說） （我們不會主動去查處） 是的 (但是如果有被檢舉的話) （就會做處理）要看當時的情況 至於九三軍公教勞遊行週六登場，考試院長伍錦霖強調，雖然法制面來看，遊行與集遊法、公務人員行政中立法和公務員服務法有關，但3號是假日，公務員參加遊行沒有動用公家資源，也不是為特定政黨舉辦，所以並沒有違反相關法規。 記者　綜合報導