Taiwan's compulsory service period will be extended from the original four months to one year starting in 2024. According to sources in the Taiwan military, the Taiwan Army has planned to set up four garrison brigades by the end of next year. The TSMC power plant area of "National God Mountain".
According to military sources, the Army’s plan to establish garrison brigades will be carried out in stages. It is expected that four garrison brigades will be established by the end of next year, with two in the north, one in the center and one in the south. Each brigade will have about 4,000 troops. Selected from among the draftees during the senior service period.
With the gradual enlistment of compulsory military service, the Army also plans to set up eight more garrison brigades, plus the four in the first phase, there will be a total of 12 garrison brigades in Taiwan, requiring about 48,000 troops.
It is reported that in order to protect Taiwan's key infrastructure, the Taiwan military's Hanguang exercise has carried out "national critical infrastructure protection drills" many times. Since last year, Taiwan’s Army and Gendarmerie Special Warfare Forces have also begun to practice important infrastructure protection, anti-special attack, and anti-surprise attacks. Among them, infrastructure such as electricity and gasoline, as well as TSMC power plants, have been included in the tasks of the garrison brigade.
Military sources also revealed that most of the main tasks of conscripts will be in the garrison brigade, and only a few people with special expertise will be distributed to professional units such as the navy and air force according to their expertise, and the garrison brigade will be transferred from the main combat force at the beginning 10% of the personnel serve as basic cadres. As the number of conscripted men increases, the number of support troops for the main battle will gradually decrease.
In addition, military sources also revealed that the Taiwan government had proposed to the United States to purchase additional human-portable Stinger missiles, and the US side has also agreed that this batch of newly purchased Stinger missiles will be used in the future, mainly for one-year compulsory service. garrison brigade. It is understood that the United States will also provide Taiwan with a complete set of Stinger missile training models and teaching materials, and Taiwan will also send seed instructors to the United States for training.
Regarding the delivery schedule, including 250 pieces purchased by the Army and 250 pieces by the Navy, the United States has promised to deliver them once in 2025.
