This article is from WeChat official account:8055 Office Supplies Factory (ID: gh_46596f5af4f8), author: Dr. Mei, original title: “Thailand’s recruitment scene is the most varied reality show”
There is a Thai proverb, “Don’t leave your child by your side, send him out to practice in order to become famous.” However, the experience mentioned here does not include serving as a soldier.
LOVE&PEACE every day, Thailand, which is drunk everywhere, is actually a country with a mandatory military service system.
The “Thailand Pass” in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand with a tour group of 200 yuan for five days and three nights on Douyin will not tell you that Thailand has been plagued by wars for a long time. Since the 14th century AD, Thailand and Burma have been engaged in a war that lasted for more than 300 years. It was not until the British occupied Burma as a colony in the 18th century.
In modern times, Thailand and its surrounding territories are still conflicting. The most famous of these is the Ten-Year War with Vietnam. In this war, Thailand repeatedly resisted Vietnamese aggression, and finally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnam’s troops.
Thailand began to implement a policy of compulsory military service in 1905. Since then, the conscription in April each year has become a nightmare for men of the right age.
Thailand’s military service uses a lottery system. Those who draw the black lottery can get immunity, while those who draw the red lottery have to go to the barracks for a two-year trip.
Because it is about destiny, the atmosphere on the scene is full of drama, which is much more exciting than the finals of “Youth Have You”.
This sister with pink hair accessories dressed herself as a sweet zebra, aiming to add a touch of warmth to the cruel scene.
When he was drawing lots, people at the scene kept yelling red, and he was aggrieved to cry for a while. Still very friendly and hug each other with the staff.
After learning that I was a black sign
Others are not so lucky.
It is said that more than half of the people who got the red lottery were carried out.
The lottery site is a trial ground for human nature. All the people who draw the lottery will be cursed by others. After all, the number of black lotteries is limited, so one less lottery will be drawn. This little brother was ranked relatively late, and when he drew lots, there were not much left in the drawbar.
When someone wins a red lottery, he will gloat. When the black lottery was drawn, he was annoyed by the low probability of his survival, and his gestures showed the brilliance of humanity.
By the time he draws lots by himself, he is too scared to stand up.
I found out that I got a black lottery
There are two things Thais can’t escape. One is military service and the other is a monk. In Thailand, renunciation is a ritual custom. The age of renunciation is not limited, and the period can be long or short. Some people just want to be a monk for a week, and they can experience life as a Gap Week. There are also highly savvy ones. Once a monk is a lifetime.
However, becoming a monk cannot avoid the obligation of conscription. In the view of the Thai military, the monks can add BUFF to the milk. They are an indispensable role for the copy. If they are properly trained, they can even become qualified T like Chinese and Japanese monks.
Unfortunately, the monks themselves do not think so. The saying “I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell” is just to say that most monks don’t want to pick up butcher knives at all, nor do they look forward to becoming a Buddha. They just want to chant the scriptures without any dispute, feed the wild dogs, kill the cockroaches, they are struggling, now let them kill.
The drawing of lots is a kind of practice for these monks. The moment they got the red lottery, they were frustrated and finally realized what Buddha-nature is, what is life’s suffering, and the four are empty.
The only transgender people who can be exempted from military service, China has a not very friendly title for them, called “shemales.”
Thailand is the country with the largest number of transgender people, accounting for 0.4% of the total population. For every 1,000 Thais, there are 20 gay and 4 transgender people.
The first transgender people are still regarded as men and need to be soldiers with other people.
Later, I found that this matter was not easy to handle. On the one hand, straight men who ate and lived together were easily unable to control themselves; on the other hand, transgender people were really not suitable for fighting, and training meant harming each other.
Finally, under the promotion of non-profit organizations, transgender people can finally enjoy exemption from military service. However, this is not an equal victory. The reason why transgender people cannot join the army is that they are regarded as a disability, and they will suffer discrimination on the spot. .
Transgender people still have to report on the spot when they are recruiting, and must wear women’s clothing to accept military reviews, And this evaluation process is no different from a sexual harassment. The military will carefully examine every part of your body. There are even many male inspectors.
Thailand does not have a clear standard for transgender people. Whether a transgender person is determined by the military itself is not uniform. If the standard is loose, you can pass it even if you have a beard and heart-protecting hair. There were also people who had undergone full-body sex reassignment surgery, but they were found to be male after browsing the Hupu community, believing that they “have patriarchal thoughts in their minds”.
However, most of the time, the Thai military’s attitude towards transgender people is very tolerant. Because they must wear women’s clothing, many transgender people regard the lottery scene as a stage to show their charm, and they dress up to become a landscape for conscription. The event attracted many audiences.
Generally speaking, a certificate of breast augmentation or a certificate of sex reassignment surgery can be regarded as “sex change”. So many men go to breast augmentation in order to escape the military service, some will undergo surgery to get back after escaping, and others will open the door to a new world.
Breast augmentation, postponement of examinations, self-harm… You never know how much a Thai can pay to avoid military service. Rich people will exempt military service obligations through bribery, and college students will choose to participate in the “National Defense” of the Thai Reserve Officer Training Corps. “Life plan” three years and avoid conscription-“This sounds funny, the role of learning military skills is to avoid joining the army.”
In fact, Thailand has not had a war for decades. Many people think that the military is too bloated, and the meaningless mandatory military service system should be abolished long ago. Many politicians have raised this issue one after another, but the military has ignored it. .
In the Thai army, more than 80% of the soldiers choose to leave after the end of their term instead of continuing to be a soldier. There are many reasons why Thais are unwilling to perform military service, and difficult conditions are the most direct reason. Thailand, which has the strongest paper military strength in Southeast Asia, is indeed the worst in the world.
The quality of the boxed meals is poor, and there may even be irritability and lack of food. The income is very low. I can’t save much money in two years. On the contrary, my studies are delayed and my job is lost.
In the Thai army, bullying is not an accident, but a rule. Most recruits have been physically assaulted, sexually abused and verbally humiliated in the barracks. Almost every year, there are news of recruits being raped, injured, or killed.
A report that counts military abuse stated: “New recruits receiving basic training may be beaten, beaten and kicked by their commanders…or forced to eat with only their mouths, like dogs.” “Enlisted into the army. Both groups and individuals target sexual abuse.”
“Three to four people fainted every day.” “Sometimes candidates are beaten with sticks, batons, combat boots or butts.”
“Many generals have three soldiers at home for personal use: washing cars, cutting grass, and throwing garbage.” “New soldiers are treated as’maids’.”
In 2020 alone, six soldiers diedIn the military camp, the cause of death was classified as suicide by the military.
The cost of joining the army is high, but the gain is small. The people of Thailand don’t like their own army. Soldiers are not a decent profession in their eyes.
The Thai military has been interfering in politics. In 2014, the former army commander Prayut launched a coup that overthrew the elected government led by the beloved Yingluck at the time. After that, he even refused to return power, took office temporarily, and “manipulated” the election in 2019. He defeated the popular leader Tanatong and won the prime minister’s election and officially took office. This has deepened people’s dissatisfaction.
The Hamtaro Movement initiated by Thai youths teased the government for devouring taxpayers’ money like hamsters
After taking office, the Prayut government broke out a series of controversies such as the “Millions of Bills”, “cutting education traffic, increasing the army budget” and other controversial events. The fuse that triggered mass protests was that he forced the dissolution of the general election to compete for him. Natong’s political party, and punished the other party not to participate in elections for 10 years, on the grounds that as the party leader, Natong donated money to his party.
A series of protests by the Thai military led to large-scale protests, which did not stop until the epidemic worsened in March.
Chu guess, who has just finished his military service, wants to go to the movies and relax. In the past, the national anthem was played at the beginning of Thai cinemas, and all of them needed to stand up, otherwise they might be arrested and face more than 15 years in prison.
But when the movie started, only Chu Chai stood up, the others were motionless, they were protesting. He has forgotten what the movie played, but he will never forget how he feels in the cinema
“When I was in the army, the chief always said that soldiers are heroes. I don’t like this word. Only those fools who are coaxed to die want to be heroes.”
“But the moment I sat down in the cinema, for the first time in my life, I felt like a real hero.”