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National Conscription

VI. Physical Examination Procedures for Draftees

The conscript is required to conduct a health examination at designated hospitals selected by the
MOI and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. A complete health examination will be conducted with
the medical precision instruments and equipment before recruitment. For fulfilling the government's
responsibility of caring for these draftees, and assuring the quality of the health examination, the MOI
will supervise the designated hospitals periodically. The draftees will be determined by the exact
physical conditions so as to serve properly in military.

In order to protect the draftees' rights and assure the accuracy of physical condition determination, the
Conscription Health Determination Committee has been set up. Based on its professional medical knowledge
and experience, the committee provides objective and righteous opinions for exempt or controversial cases.

VII. Educational Backgrounds of Draftees

Due to the improvement of living standards, the popularization of education, and the elevated educational

environment in Taiwan, the educational background of draftees has been increasing year after year. The
elevated quality of draftees thus leads to an increase in battle effectiveness. See Table 6-1 for details.

Table 6-1 Military Register Investigation of Males into the Military Service Age by Education

Unit: %
University, College and Senior (Vocational) High Junior High
Year Total Others
Over School School
2013 100.0 48.4 48.6 2.6 0.4

2014 100.0 47.0 50.1 2.6 0.3
2015 100.0 47.0 50.1 2.5 0.4
2016 100.0 46.7 50.3 2.5 0.5
2017 100.0 48.4 48.7 2.3 0.6

VIII. Military Draft Deferral

According to Article 35 of the Act of the Military Service System, "The Conscription Age Male who
should be inducted to serve the Active Service or Military Training of Standing Soldier Service with one

of the following situations can be deferred":

1. Students who are studying in senior high schools or above.

2. Those who are prosecuted for committing a crime with a principal sentence of penal servitude for
a definite period and still on trial or who have been sentenced and are serving their terms.

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