<P> ROC nationals with Overseas Chinese status are exempt from service . Draftees may also request alternative service, usually in community service areas, although the required service period would be longer than military service . Qualified draftees with graduate degrees in the sciences or engineering who pass officer candidate exams may also apply to fulfil their obligations in a national defense service option which involves three months of military training, followed by an officer commission in the reserves and four years working in technical jobs in the defense industry or government research institutions . </P> <P> The Ministry of Interior is responsible for administering the National Conscription Agency . </P> <P> On 1 August 2008, the Defence Minister announced that from 2014 on, Taiwan would have a purely volunteer professional force . However, males who opt not to volunteer will be subjected to three to four - month military training . Those who do not have a tertiary education will have a three - month training when reaching military age, whereas those who are receiving tertiary education will have to complete the training in summer vacations . </P> <P> Should this policy remain unchanged, although Taiwan will have a purely volunteer professional force, every male will still be conscripted to receive a three - to four - month military training . Thus, after 2014, compulsory military service will still remain in practice in Taiwan . </P>

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