Reserve Soldiers Will Receive NT$5,000 Bonus 後備軍人完成教召第5次起 加發5千元獎金

The Ministry of National Defense announced that there will be volunteered reserve call-ups starting from the second quarter this year. Participants who complete their 5th training call-up will receive a NT$5,000 bonus. 

Taiwan established a 14-day military training call-up in 2022 in response to China's military threat. In order to encourage reserve soldiers to volunteer to participate in the call-up, the Ministry of National Defense announced on the 17th, that starting the second quarter of this year, according to the needs of various military services, will target volunteer reserves for a call-up. The refresher training will be either 14 days or five to seven days. The 14-day training is counted as two separate call-ups, and after completing the 5th training call-up, each participant can receive NT$5,000.

Yu Wen-chen, Director, Mobilization Management Div., All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency, MND: “We will give a participation bonus of NT$5,000 each time a reservist has completed a training call-up after the 5th refresher training call-up.”

Taking into account the principle of gender equality, women will also be offered to participate in reserve volunteer call-ups this year. Their sessions are planned for bases in northern, central, southern, and eastern Taiwan.

Tung Shao-ming, Director, Human Resources Div., Resource Planning Dept., MND: “Due to the amendments to the Act of Military Service for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces, women officers no matter if their service is suspended or they have retired, are reservists. We have launched the announcement.”

The Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the voluntary refresher training camps for reserve soldiers are set to enrich and strengthen their combat power and skills. Reserve soldiers who have not been called up within 12 years of military discharge are welcome to volunteer and participate. The MND asks the public to support the new system. 

因應中國軍事威脅，我國在去年推動14天的教召制度，為了鼓勵後備軍人志願參加教召，國防部17日宣布，從今年第2季開始，依各軍種需求，針對志願參加教召者，區分為14天教召、3梯次，以及5到7天教召、70梯次，而且14天的梯次，以2次計算，自第5次起，每次完成訓練後，發獎金5000元。

國防部全民防衛動員署動員管理處處長俞文鎮說：「後備軍人已接受過的教育召集次數，依本辦法規定的一個計算方式，自第5次起，每一次我們完成訓練之後，我們都會發給召集獎金5000元。」

此外，為了兼顧性別平等原則，女性也將首年度教召，規劃由北、中、南、東部的單位試行。

國防部資源規劃司人力資源處長董紹明說：「修正了陸海空軍軍官士官服役條例，這樣子就可以使女性軍官士官，她無論是停役或是退伍之後，都納入後備列管，那目前已經在預告，在1月13日已經在預告30天，我們在廣收各界的意見。」

國防部強調，後備軍人的志願教召辦法實施後，除了可以厚實後備戰力，強化後備部隊戰技的複訓成效，也歡迎退伍12年內，未曾被教召的後備軍人，志願參加，也呼籲國人支持新制。