Thailand conscription meeting draws lots. In order to improve the national defense capability, Thailand established the conscription system by imitating Europe and America. The Thai Constitution stipulates that everyone has the obligation to perform military service according to law. So 18 ~ 30-year-old men must perform military service. Thailand's conscription system is mandatory, and each region will put in corresponding places every year. If the number of volunteers in this area reaches the national quota, there is no need to draw lots for school-age people this year.
Thailand draws lots for conscription because it is fair. Thailand also wants to try other recruitment methods, but because it can't guarantee fairness, it can only give up. The practice of drawing lots can also prevent lottery personnel and inspectors from cheating. At the same time, it can reduce the resistance of lottery personnel. After all, I won the lottery by myself, and my fate is in my own hands. At most, they feel sad.
The characteristics of the conscription system:
1, service period
Thai soldiers usually serve in the reserve after retiring from active service. Reserves are divided into three categories: citizens who have retired from active service after the expiration of their active service, and citizens who have received military training and passed the examination are included in the first category of reserves, with a service period of 7 years; Citizens serving in the first-class reserve shall be transferred to the second-class reserve at the age of 30, with a service life of 10 year; Citizens serving in the secondary reserve shall be transferred to the tertiary reserve at the age of 40, with a service term of 6 years. The whole reserve period is 23 years.
2. Introduction of rank
Most officials in Thailand have received special training. The ranks of officers are divided into four levels (10), with the highest being Marshal, followed by General, and there are altogether three levels: General, Lieutenant General and Major General. There are three grades of school officials: colonel, lieutenant colonel and major, and there are also three grades of junior officers: captain, captain and second lieutenant.
3. Punishment measures
In order to ensure that citizens can perform military service according to law, Thailand has stipulated penalties for evading military service: citizens and reservists who have reached the age of military service who violate the law or fail to go to the local county government for military service registration or report for duty according to the law shall be treated as evading military service and be fined or sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, or both.