What’s the 4 month military service like? What to expect?

[Andrew0409]

I wrote about my experience here.

I can speak Chinese but I can only read at an elementary level and can’t really write on my own. Oddly enough I know the brush strokes when I see what I need to write but I can’t just remember how to write it.

You will need to work your social skills like I did and make friends quick. My squad mates helped me with any writing and reading I needed to do.

12 days a conscript

So I thought I share my experience after finishing up my 12 days of military conscription. Just to be clear, you have to get approval to do only 12 days from usually the mayor of the city if you apply. It’s usually 4 months depending on what year you were born and possibly 14 months if you are born before a certain year like me. I moved back to Taiwan about 3 years ago after being born here and moving away to the states at the age of 9. I have dual U.S and ROC citizenship so the past 3 years I h…