‘UNSUNG HEROES’: The president said that her goal is to improve soldiers’ dignity so that military service can increasingly become a career path for young people

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 27, 2020
By: Staff writer, with CNA and Reuters

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday toured several military bases in Kaohsiung to thank military personnel for their contributions to safeguarding the country in the face of repeated incursions by the Chinese air force.

Tsai visited the air force’s 3rd Logistics Command in the city’s Gangshan District (岡山), the army’s Engineer Group in Yanchao District (燕巢) and the navy’s Underwater Operations Unit (UOU) in Zuoying District (左營).

“I found that the troops I encountered today have a common characteristic, that is, they are all unsung heroes,” she said in Zuoying.

She said that since taking office in 2016, her administration has improved the working conditions and welfare of military personnel.    [FULL  STORY]