CNI News
16 February 2024
Due to the requests of veterans that they wanted to serve again in the defense of the nation, the reserve force law was approved, said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC).
He said the above while meeting with officials from the political parties that have been registered on 13th February 2024.
The Reserve Force Law that was enacted with Law No.28/2010 under the State Peace and Development Council (SDPC) in 2010 must take into effect starting from today according to the section.1, sub-section (b).
" The reserve force law has been approved because veterans' requests that they want to serve again in the defense of the nation have increased. All the veterans won't be called and only suitable ones will be." said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
While seeing Myanmar Tatmadaw
In the same way, the People's Military Service Law, a law that every citizen must do military service, would be exercised for the first time, the SAC stated. Defense strength would increase by implementing the two laws and it was necessary to make the economical driving force strong so that defense driving force would be strong, said chairman of the SAC.
The People's Military Service Law was before and it would be implemented only now. Moreover, only a limited number of the population would be recruited, U Thet Zaw, a political commentator, told CNI News.
" The People's Military Service Law was activated the other day (10th February 2024). But the people have nothing to worry about the law, I think because Maj-Gen said that 5,000 people would be called at one time. The population has been limited. There's a limitation about the budget. There are limitations about the facilities and places. The reason why the mandatory military service law is implemented is that to tell you frankly, most young people aged from 18 to 35 don't understand 'our three main causes'. We have to explain it to them to make them understand. I think they won't be asked to fight on the battlefield kind of." he said.
While seeing an ethnic armed group
At a time when political attitudes are divided and a civil war is going on in Myanmar, the People's Military Service Law could not be implemented, politicians pointed out.
The Tatmadaw toppled down the NLD government on 1st February 2021, saying that the NLD was trying to form a government without solving the vote list dispute that took place in the 2020 general election and then the Tatmadaw has been taking power after declaring a state of emergency. up to now.
After that, democratic elements have been waging armed resistance against the Tatmadaw in order to overthrow it. At present, the battles are taking place between the Tatmadaw and some EAOs/PDF joint forces across the country.
