In 2022, a total of 4066,<> volunteer soldiers in Taiwan applied for early discharge, a record number in recent years. The number <> is almost equivalent to the strength of a brigade of the Taiwan Army.

Tsai Ing-wen announced she would change Taiwan's current four-month compulsory service training system to one-year compulsory service, effective January 27, 2024. The political calculation behind it is the United States' "requirements" and "expectations" for the DPP authorities.