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Originally Posted by HKDan
Fair enough, but the reason that I posted that is that I get the feeling that Taiwan doesn't have the same sort of national commitment to its defense that say South Korea or Israel might have. Even with conscription lowered to 12 months now(am I right about this?), people are still avoiding it because they dont think its important.
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Maybe, maybe not. I'm not quite sure. But you can bet dollars to donuts that as a society gets richer the committment of everyday citizens to a mandatory military service will get lower. We are observing that trend in Israel. People are less tolerant now when the military wants to requisition their trucks and SUVs for official duty. Given a few more years, you might see you Israelis escape the country to avoid the draft.