Army looks to recruit more college graduates
Source: Xinhua |
June 28, 2011, Tuesday
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CHINA'S top legislature yesterday began reviewing a draft amendment to the country's military conscription law for the first time in 13 years with the purpose of recruiting more college students.
The draft amendment submitted to the 11th National People's Congress Standing Committee removed an article that stated that full-time students can defer their military service.
China should attract more better-educated recruits to its armed forces, according to the draft amendment to the Military Service Law.
The amendment also stated that college graduate recruits with outstanding performance in the army may be directly promoted to active-duty officer posts.
College students enlisted for active service may resume their studies within two years of leaving the military, according to the amendment, which also raises the maximum age for recruitment to 24 years old.
China's military has featured compulsory service ever since the NPC passed the Military Service Law in 1984. The law states that Chinese citizens over the age of 18 must serve in the military upon being requested to do so, except for disabled people.
Currently, most of the People's Liberation Army's new recruits are high-school graduates. The active conscription law provides a deferment option for students pursuing full-time education.
Modernization construction of national defense and the armed forces entails that more college students should join the army, sources with the National Defense Ministry said last month.
Upgraded weapon systems and modern warfare techniques require soldiers with more technological savvy. This has prompted the PLA to seek recruits in the country's booming population of college graduates.
The military started enlisting college graduates in 2001. By the end of 2009, college graduates accounted for 130,000 of the PLA's soldiers.
Also, China will improve service members' welfare to attract talent for the PLA.
The draft amendment provides that the welfare of service members on active duty should be in line with the development of national economy and social progress. Also, active-duty service members are entitled to a host of benefits, such as vacations, health care, and housing.
The draft amendment submitted to the 11th National People's Congress Standing Committee removed an article that stated that full-time students can defer their military service.
China should attract more better-educated recruits to its armed forces, according to the draft amendment to the Military Service Law.
The amendment also stated that college graduate recruits with outstanding performance in the army may be directly promoted to active-duty officer posts.
College students enlisted for active service may resume their studies within two years of leaving the military, according to the amendment, which also raises the maximum age for recruitment to 24 years old.
China's military has featured compulsory service ever since the NPC passed the Military Service Law in 1984. The law states that Chinese citizens over the age of 18 must serve in the military upon being requested to do so, except for disabled people.
Currently, most of the People's Liberation Army's new recruits are high-school graduates. The active conscription law provides a deferment option for students pursuing full-time education.
Modernization construction of national defense and the armed forces entails that more college students should join the army, sources with the National Defense Ministry said last month.
Upgraded weapon systems and modern warfare techniques require soldiers with more technological savvy. This has prompted the PLA to seek recruits in the country's booming population of college graduates.
The military started enlisting college graduates in 2001. By the end of 2009, college graduates accounted for 130,000 of the PLA's soldiers.
Also, China will improve service members' welfare to attract talent for the PLA.
The draft amendment provides that the welfare of service members on active duty should be in line with the development of national economy and social progress. Also, active-duty service members are entitled to a host of benefits, such as vacations, health care, and housing.
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