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National Conscription

XIV. Promotion of R&D Substitute Services and Industry Training
Substitute Services

The revisions to the Enforcement Statute for Substitute Services, promulgated on January 24, 2007,
and June 10, 2015, classified all substitute services into general, R&D substitute services, and industry

training substitute services. Draftees who hold a domestic or overseas master’s degree or equivalent
(accredited by the Ministry of Education) are eligible to apply for R&D substitute services; draftees who
have received an associate’s degree or above may apply for industry training substitute services. The
competent authority for the R&D substitute services and industry training substitute services system is

the MOI, while the NCA is responsible for policy execution. The duration of R&D substitute services
and industry training substitute services is three years for those who were born before 1993, and 18
months for those who were born after 1994, which can be divided into three stages. The first stage en-
compasses fundamental training and specialized training. In the first stage, draftees are governed by

relevant statutes. The second stage commences after the first, upon designation to the hiring unit, and
lasts until the end of the substitute service period. The third stage starts from the end of the substitute
service period and lasts until the end of the expiration of the service period.

The R&D substitute service system and industry training substitute service system were imple-
mented in 2008 and 2016, respectively. Due to the limited supply of alternative military services, as of
January 1, 2018, the industry training substitute service ceased to apply. Visit https://rdss.nca.gov.tw
for more information about the R&D substitute services. The statistics for R&D substitute services in
2022 are shown below:

1. Review and Allocation of R&D Draftees for Firms’ Applications for Substi-
tute Services in 2022

A total of 366 firms applied for 5,029 draftees of R&D substitute services. The conscription agency
received and assessed the referenced data, and 360 firms were approved. Among the requested 5,013

draftees from the eligible firms, 4,964 draftees were approved (approximately 99% of the requested
manpower).

2. Draftees’ Application for R&D Substitute Services

Applications for R&D substitute services were accepted from February 11 to September 20, 2022.
A total of 4,549 draftees completed the registration.

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