![]() It's beefed up the reservist training curriculum as well. Taiwan's already lengthened compulsive military service for men from four months to a year. And Taiwan needs her as part of efforts to drastically boost its defenses against a more aggressive China. But she says she saw others stepping up to protect Taiwan. And my physical ability has declined," she jokes. But when reserve training started this year for women, she and the 13 other women signed up.įENG: "I'm older. She was actually in the military and retired four years ago. But until this year, only the male reservists got trained. The military says getting more women trained for Taiwan's reserve forces is important because, while the island does have a full-time military, it's tiny - just 190,000 people compared to its 1.6 million reservists. ![]() Why should there be a gender difference?" asks one of them, named Luboying Sungmingtumni. LUBOYING SUNGMINGTUMNI: (Non-English language spoken).įENG: "Our drills are the exact same as the men's. UNIDENTIFIED DRILL SERGEANT: (Non-English language spoken).ĮMILY FENG, BYLINE: A drill sergeant yells at volunteer reservists in camouflage as they duck, point and shoot in a practice drill just outside the Taiwanese city of Taoyuan. And for the first time, the government of the island has started training female reservists. Taiwan is trying to strengthen its defenses against mainland China. ![]()
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