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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

IV. Military Service Operations

Pursuant to the Constitution of the ROC and the Act of Military Service System, male citizens of
the ROC are obligated to take military service.

1. As declared in Article 20 of the Constitution, “The people shall have the duty of performing mili-

tary service in accordance with law.”

2. As declared in Article 1 of the Act of Military Service System: “In accordance with the Law, the
male citizens of the Republic of China are obligated to take military service.”
3. Those with any of the following situations are exempted from military service, and are referred to

as “Exempted from Induction”:

(1) Unable to take military service because of physical or mental impediment or serious illness.

(2) Not suitable to take military service because his height, weight, or body mass index is either too
high or too low.

4. A man sentenced to more than five years of imprisonment or who has served prison terms totaling

to three years is prohibited from enlisting in military service and is classified as “Prohibited from
Service.”

V. Draft Management

According to Article 32 of the Act of Military Service System, 19-year-old conscripts (even when
drafted in advance at the age of 18) shall be conscripted by means of four procedures: investigation,

conscription health examination, drawing lots, and induction. See Figure 6-1 for more details.

1. Investigation

For the investigation procedure, males of conscription age shall apply online in the scheduled
period or take their identity documents to the township office at an appointed time. The purpose of
this procedure is to understand conscripts’ educational background, family status, health condition,

employment history, and skill set to establish their military registry information, and hence determine
conscription quotas and classification.

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