11 February 2024
The State Administration Council signed and approved that set the date for the People’s Military Service Law No 27/2010 on February 10, and “The People’s Military Service Law was enacted as Law No 27/2010 of the State Peace and Development Council on 4 November 2010, and the law came into force under Sub-Section (b) of Section 1 of the law above” confirmed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
According to the People’s Military Service Law, the age for military service is “Anyone eligible for military means, if a male, any citizen from the age of 18 to 35 and if a female, any citizen from the age of 18 to 27, if he is an expert [professional occupation] male, a citizen from the age of 18 to 45, if she is an expert female, a citizen from the age of 18 to 35.”, It is defined as.
Moreover, any citizen can be called by the government to serve in military service for not more than two years, and if the state is under an emergency, the military service is up to 5 years, and if someone fails military service, the individual can be punished sentenced with imprisonment with 3 to 5 years.
