Army Conscription in Buriram. 7-10th April 2011.

[Admin]

Army Conscription in Buriram. 7-10th April 2011.

Today in front of District office Buriram town (Jira road, Opposite the small 'Taweekit supercenter'), many young Thai guys came from the villages and even traveled from Bangkok as they have to attend the draft for the Thai army.

They go inside and choose a card/color and than they know if they get to be in the army or not. Not many want to be in the army but that is depend on their luck....

When you turn 21 years old you have to go into the draft to join the army for 2 years.

If you volunteer after you reach 18 you only have to do 6–18 months depending on your level of education.

Also you can be a student soldier for 3 years in years 10,11,12 at school and this will then give you an exemption.

*Some pictures can be found in the gallery as well. Explore:
http://www.buriramexpats.com/gallery/?album=1&gallery=98

[Prakhonchai Nick]

Everyone who commits a serious criminal offence should automatically be conscripted as part of their punishment and rehabilitation.  That would avoid the need for the annual conscription farce, when money changes hands to reverse decisions.

[boloa]

Thai army changes transgender terms

BANGKOK — Thailand's defence ministry has coined new terms to describe transgender men normally exempt from army conscription to avoid causing them offence, a report said Sunday.

The ministry is amending the law that states transgender people are exempt from signing up to the military -- unless there is a shortage of recruits -- because of a "psychological abnormality", the Bangkok Post newspaper said.

When Thailand's annual conscription begins in April, "Type 2" will instead refer to men who have undergone breast implants and "Type 3" will describe those who have had a full sex change, the Bangkok Post newspaper said.

"Type 1" will refer to men "whose appearances are typical of men".

"Normally only Type 1 are required to draw a conscription ballot," Thaksin Chiamthong, director of the academic resources division of the Army Reserve Command, told the paper.

"But if the number of Type 1 is insufficient, Type 2 will be conscripted as well, despite their female-like breasts."

Thaksin's office was unavailable for comment on Sunday.

The army reportedly proposed replacing the current classification in the Conscription Act of 1954 with "gender identity disorder", but faced ire from rights groups opposed to any term that suggested abnormality.

The Thai armed forces need to conscript 97,280 men aged 21 this year -- up by 9,828 from 2010, the paper said.

[Dave the Dude]

Must be more grass that need cutting this year!

[Admin]

Must be more grass that need cutting this year!

I couldn't agree with you more this time..

[Prakhonchai Nick]

They're not likely to be building roads in Cambodia, as they have done in the past!

[isanbirder]

Everyone who commits a serious criminal offence should automatically be conscripted as part of their punishment and rehabilitation.  That would avoid the need for the annual conscription farce, when money changes hands to reverse decisions.

We wouldn't want to train criminals to use guns, would we?

[boloa]

I always remember the first time I saw the conscription process in operation.Grow men on the floor crying or whimpering with their heads in the mothers lap after being conscripted. !!!

[nookiebear]

It took place in Nong Ki last Sunday

[Prakhonchai Nick]

It costs 30,000bt paid 1 year before the straw drawing to avoid conscription, but 40,000bt if paid less than 1 year before...............So I am reliably informed.

[nookiebear]

They're not likely to be building roads in Cambodia, as they have done in the past!

They didnt make a bad job of it,,,,,,Who built the bridges>>

[nookiebear]

I always remember the first time I saw the conscription process in operation.Grow men on the floor crying or whimpering with their heads in the mothers lap after being conscripted. !!!

I've seen that too,,,,,,Anyone would think they had just been sentenced to death

[Dave the Dude]

I always remember the first time I saw the conscription process in operation.Grow men on the floor crying or whimpering with their heads in the mothers lap after being conscripted. !!!

Was that Type 1, 2 or 3 Grown men? 

[Pee Nuu]

Don't the prospective conscriptees have the option to join the monkhood for that same two-year period....??

[Admin]

7/4/2011

Newin’s son request a waiver of conscription.[/b]

See full article + Video in the News section:
http://www.buriramexpats.com/buriram-news/