Submitting a bill to raise the initial salary etc.

With the shortage of SDF personnel becoming an issue, the Ministry of Defense wants to submit a bill to the current Diet to raise the starting salary, etc., and secure human resources to maintain the necessary defense capabilities.

According to the Ministry of Defense, in response to the declining birthrate and the expansion of private employment, the “self-defense officer candidates” hired last year are only about 70% of the plan, and shortage is becoming an issue. The

Therefore, the Ministry of Defense has submitted a bill to the current Diet to raise the starting salary and salary.

Specifically, in addition to increasing the initial salary of “Self-Defense Officer Candidates” from the current monthly charge of ¥ 133,500 to ¥ 8600, “General Sergeant Candidates” who will be working until retirement will be graduates of university graduates based on their higher education The initial salary of the company will be increased from 181,100 yen to 17,000 yen.

In addition to this, the equipment to be handled is sophisticated and complex, and the level of the “Self-Defense Candidate” recruitment exam, which was at the junior high school graduate level, will be raised to a high school graduate level.

The Ministry of Defense wants to secure human resources to maintain the necessary defense power through a series of initiatives.