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National Conscription

1. As declared in Article 20 of the Constitution, "The people shall have the duty of performing military
service in accordance with the law."

2. As declared in Article 1 of the Act of the Military Service System: "In accordance with the Law, the
male citizens of the Republic of China are obligated to take military service."

3. Anyone in the following situations is exempted from the Military Service, and called "Exempted
from Induction":
(1) Unable to perform military service because of a physical or mental impediment or serious illness.

(2) Inappropriate to perform military service because height, weight or Body Mass Index are 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 classified as "Prohibited from Service."

V. Draft Management

According to Article 32 of the Act of the 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, Drawn Lots and Induction. See Figure 6-1 for more details.

1. Investigation

For Investigation, males at conscription age shall apply online in the scheduled period or take their
identity documents to the township office at an appointed time. This purposes to understand the conscripts'
education, family status, health condition, employment and skill backgrounds, so as to establish their military

registry information and hence determine conscription quotas and classification.

2. Conscription Health Examination

The conscript is required to take a health examination at a scheduled time and designated hospital
when he receives the conscription health examination notification. To protect his own rights, one should
notify the physician actively of his medical history. After a complete health examination, one's physical
condition should be determined accurately based on the health examination.

3. Drawn Lots

According to the recruitment and supplementary plans of the ROC Armed Forces, those with physical
conditions suitable for standing soldier service are conscripted in different echelons based on the

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