PUBLISHED : 14 Apr 2024 at 16:15
Extra Thai males will be part of the military voluntarily throughout the conscription season this 12 months in comparison with final 12 months, an assistant military spokesperson introduced on Sunday.
Capt Juthapat Prembanyat stated a complete of 38,160 males nationwide volunteered to affix the military from April 1 to 12 this 12 months, which represents a rise of two,543 folks from the 35,617 volunteers final 12 months.
Of the whole, 24,025 folks enlisted voluntarily at designated venues close to their registered homes, whereas remaining 14,135 enlisted on-line.
The voluntary enlistment quota was totally met at 5 conscription venues: Chon Buri’s Koh Si Chang district, Songkhla’s Na Thawi district, Nakhon Pathom’s Bang Len district, Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret district and Bangkok’s Bang Khae district.
“The military views the rise within the variety of voluntary conscripts as a tangible success, which aligns with the federal government and defence ministry’s coverage to spice up the variety of conscripts within the voluntary system or ultimately utterly swap to a voluntary enlistment system sooner or later,” Capt Juthapat stated.
