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Taiwan Drafts Law to Formalize Female Veteran Reserve

6/25/2026

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Taiwan's defense ministry is drafting legislation to shift female veterans from voluntary to formal reserve mobilization.
Defense Minister Wellington Koo said the ministry is reviewing adding discharged female service members to reserve, pending Cabinet approval.
Under current rules, women who served as volunteers are not mobilized like male veterans.
The ministry reported that 79 women completed reserve training between 2023 and 2025, with ten approved this year and three finished.

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Taiwan's defense ministry is drafting legislation to shift female veterans from voluntary to formal reserve mobilization.
Defense Minister Wellington Koo said the ministry is reviewing adding discharged female service members to reserve, pending Cabinet approval.
Under current rules, women who served as volunteers are not mobilized like male veterans.
The ministry reported that 79 women completed reserve training between 2023 and 2025, with ten approved this year and three finished.