Is it enough for legal officers to assist military personnel in handling their rights?Ministry of National Defense: 60 vacancies have been created and applications are enthusiastic – Politics

[Reporter Wu Zheyu/Taipei Report]The Legislative Yuan Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and the Judiciary and Legal Affairs Committee held a joint meeting today to review the Executive Yuan’s letter requesting consideration of the “Draft Amendment to the Army, Navy and Air Force Punishment Act” and the “Draft Act Handling Military Rights and Interests Incidents” and other cases. Legislators are concerned that after the two laws are passed, will the amount of enforcement by defense legal officers be sufficient? Lieutenant General Shen Shiwei, director of the Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of National Defense, said that the number of people who have completed the training in the past two batches is expected to be about 28. There are currently 60 vacancies, and about 10 to 15 people are recruited every year. The number of applicants for the second batch is 2, 300. People are eager to apply for the exam and will be gradually assigned in the future.

DPP legislator Lin Chuyin said that due to manpower issues, general judicial personnel have been overworked recently. If this amendment is passed, in which units will the existing military judges and new defense legal officers be deployed? Are there enough posts?

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Shen Shiwei said that the Examination Yuan has been assisting with the defense legal officer examination since last year. The first batch of recruits will complete their training this year, and the second batch of recruited personnel will also complete their training this year. The two batches are expected to have a total of 28 people. There are currently 60 vacancies for defense legal officers. In the future, they will not only handle relevant cases, but will also be deployed in military academies and various military units.

Lin Chuyin also pointed out that she believed that this year’s defense legal officer examination would be a “high-risk” choice because it coincides with the judicial officer and lawyer examinations. Because although the starting salary of judicial officers and lawyers during training or internship is lower than the starting salary of defense legal officers, the subsequent development salary will be higher. I hope that the Ministry of National Defense can have more incentives to allow more young people to join the army and serve the country. .

Shen Shiwei agreed with Lin Chuyin, but he pointed out that being a soldier also requires a sense of mission. Four of the first batch of legal officers already have good academic backgrounds, and there are 2,300 applicants in the second batch. In addition to active-duty military officers, applicants from private universities are also very enthusiastic. There will be tutoring for future exams in the near future to give them a sense of accomplishment at work. Of course, with the data here, the salary may not be higher than outside. However, the nature of the environment such as group life within the army can also make their work feel different from that outside.