The situation across the Taiwan Strait has become increasingly tense in recent years. The Taiwan government also announced at the end of December last year that it would extend the compulsory military service period for men from four months to one year. From 12, it will apply to men born after 4. In order to cooperate with this plan, Taiwan's Ministry of Education also cooperated with the Ministry of National Defense to launch the "Study 2024+2005 Plan", which allows male college students to complete their studies in three years, serve in the military for one year, and complete military service and studies at the same time in four years.
This program is expected to be available to freshmen who will enroll in September this year. However, some legislators criticized that the plan was almost led by the Ministry of Education and was finalized after only two meetings. Moreover, the matter involved the powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Service Administration. However, the Service Administration stated that it had “not received any information” and that there was no information at all. People were sent to participate in the discussion, but the plan was passed directly, which was considered too hasty.
Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported that Kuomintang legislators Chen Yixin and Cheng Liwen also held a press conference on June 6, local time, questioning the "27+3 plan" as "cutting the foot to fit the shoe and putting the cart before the horse", causing students to be unable to concentrate whether they are studying or serving in the military. The situation may have an impact on university education, and since the curriculum arrangements of various departments and schools are different, it may be difficult to implement the plan fairly.
