CNI News
14 February 2024
As the People's Military Service Law has been signed and enacted by Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, possible situations are being discussed and reviewed by political and military experts.
The law No 27/2010 enacted in 2010 by the State Peace and Development Council must take effect starting from 10th February 2024, the State Administration Council stated.
Using that law was showing that the Tatmadaw was getting weak and it wouldn't be successful, Dr.Hla Kyaw Zaw, a Myanmar political commentator, told CNI News.
While seeing the militiamen
" Many people are also saying that using that law is showing the Tatmadaw is becoming weak. Although they use the law, I don't think they will be successful. There has been a great decrease in the number of soldiers of the Tatmadaw. They seem to replenish. But they don't seem to be successful." she said.
Due to the law, moderates also may be on the way to the revolution, she added.
According to the people's military service law, All men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 are required to serve for up to two years under military command and man specialists aged up to 45 and female specialists aged to 35 must serve for three years.
Specialists mean doctors, engineers, technicians or those who live by any profession.
While seeing the revolutionary forces
At a time of political divisiveness in Myanmar, the mandatory military service law should not be enforced, a politician reviewed.
" In a country where there is politically divisiveness but not geographically such as Myanmar, mandatory military service law must not be enforced. There are many lessons relating to the law in the world. So, it should not be enforced at all. If the law is implemented, to tell the truth, it will be the same as they are digging their grave." he said.
Armed conflicts are widely taking place in many parts of the country at present, including mainland areas where there were no battles in the past.
As the People's Military Service Law has been enforced, ethnic people who are not Bamar are preparing to join their EAOs while Bamar nationalities are preparing to join the revolutionary forces, which people are saying.
