Civilians in major cities, including Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, are already receiving summonses to join the military army. Those called up will be given short-term military training and will have to go to the front in a rotating system. Before, we had to attend a 6-month course, but now it seems that only 3 months will be given. In some areas, it is said that security must be obtained from the city, but there is no guarantee. After receiving the summons, the army threatened to arrest them if they did not come to the designated place. If you run away, the rest of the family will call you. The drawing stage has already been reached in the wards. Some places have already reached the stage of medical examination. Even though it’s a medical test, it’s a show. If you don’t pass the medicine now, you can pass it next time. There is panic in the neighborhoods where people are drawn to join the army.
Due to these circumstances, in some neighborhoods in Yangon Region, there are those who won’t do military service after win the draw and are forced to pay tens of thousands of thousands of dollars to the administration office. If you don’t want to serve in the military, there are offers to pay up to 5,000,000 kyat. There is different one and another. Therefore, this law has become a money-making hole for the military council’s lower administrations, and they are happily recruiting new recruits.
