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■US Army activates fourth multi-domain task force to target Indo-Pacific defences ■US and Philippine forces hold first joint air and missile defence planning exercise ■Career troops paying to quit Taiwan's military early rose more than 20-fold since 2018, lawmaker says ■Okinawa assembly demands overhaul of US forces pact after Marine murder arrest ■Taiwan more than doubles drone R&D subsidies, with AIDC's jam-resistant cargo drone taking the top award ■Hai Kun submarine stays docked as year-end delivery target nears and experts split over its control system ■US Army activates fourth multi-domain task force to target Indo-Pacific defences ■US and Philippine forces hold first joint air and missile defence planning exercise ■Career troops paying to quit Taiwan's military early rose more than 20-fold since 2018, lawmaker says ■Okinawa assembly demands overhaul of US forces pact after Marine murder arrest ■Taiwan more than doubles drone R&D subsidies, with AIDC's jam-resistant cargo drone taking the top award ■Hai Kun submarine stays docked as year-end delivery target nears and experts split over its control system

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A group of Taiwanese army soldiers in camouflage and helmets standing in formation next to a tracked armoured personnel carrier on an airfield

Career troops paying to quit Taiwan's military early rose more than 20-fold since 2018, lawmaker says

KMT legislator Ma Wen-chun says compensation-liable early exits of volunteer officers and NCOs hit 846 in 2025, while front-line combat units remain below 80 percent strength.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read