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quence of recruitment for the draftees with physical condition for substitute services will be based on
a random drawing.

4. Induction

Upon receiving the recruitment notice, draftees for service will be escorted to the designated
camps by special municipal or city/county governments via rail or bus.

In coordination with the promotion of the voluntary military service system, and according to Article

25 of the Act of the Military Service System and the MND’s announcement in association with the MOI
on December 30, 2011: “Draftees who were born on or after January 1, 1994 shall be recruited for 4
months of regular military training starting from January 1, 2013. Draftees who were born on or before
December 31, 1993, and not conscripted before, or who are supplementarily conscripted, shall serve

substitute services for a 1-year term starting from January 1, 2013.” Draftees who were born after 1994,
and who are studying at a level above the junior college level may apply voluntarily for taking the two-
stage regular military training in two continuous summer vacations at their own initiative. Draftees can
apply for this service on the NCA website (https://www.nca.gov.tw/) from October 16 to November 15

every year. If the number of trainees is exceeded, it will be decided by drawing lots.

VI. Physical Examination Procedures for Draftees

Conscripts are required to undergo a health examination at one of the designated hospitals selected

by the MOI and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) before the recruitment of military service.
A complete health examination will be conducted with precision medical instruments and equipment
before recruitment. To fulfill the government’s responsibility of caring for these draftees and ensure the
quality of the health examination, the MOI will supervise the designated hospitals periodically. The draft-
ees who serve in the military will be determined by their exact physical condition.

The Conscription Health Determination Committee has been set up in order to protect the rights
of draftees and ensure the accurate determination of their physical condition. Based on its professional
medical knowledge and experience, the committee provides objective and moral opinions for exemp-

tions or controversial cases. A total of 123,514 men received a conscription examination in 2021, includ-
ing 83,956 whose physical condition qualified them for regular service draftees; 6,547 whose physical
condition qualified them for substitute service draftees; 29,450 whose physical condition qualified them
for military service exemption; 1,267 with uncertain physical condition; and 2,294 in the special exam-

ination process.

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