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Republic of China Armed Forces

Republic of China Armed Forces
ROCS Kang Ding (DDG-1202) patrolling the Taiwan Strait with a Sikorsky S-70C Seahawk.
CountryRepublic of China
NameRepublic of China Armed Forces
Native Name中華民國國軍
CaptionROCS Kang Ding (DDG-1202) patrolling the Taiwan Strait with a Sikorsky S-70C Seahawk.
BranchesRepublic of China Army
Republic of China Navy
Republic of China Air Force
Republic of China Military Police
HeadquartersTaipei, Republic of China
Commander-in-chiefPresident Ma Ying-jeou
Commander-in-chief TitleCommander-in-Chief
MinisterKao Hua-Chu
Minister TitleMinister of National Defence
CommanderGeneral Huo Sho-yeh
Commander TitleChief of the General Staff
Age19 - 40 years of age
Conscription1 year compulsory military services for male citizens between the age of 19 and 40
Manpower Data2005 est.
Manpower Age15-40
Available5,883,828
Fit4,749,537
Reaching174,173
Active290,000
Ranked16th
Reserve1,675,000
Amount$10.5 billion (2008 est.) (ranked 20th)
Percent GDP2.5 (2008 est.)
Domestic SuppliersAerospace Industrial Development Corporation, Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology, CSBC Corporation, 205th Armory
Foreign SuppliersUnited States
France
Netherlands
Israel
South Africa
RanksRepublic of China Armed Forces rank insignia

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The Republic of China Armed Forces encompass the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Military Police Force of the Republic of China (ROC) (commonly known as Taiwan). It is a military establishment, which accounted for 16.8% of the central budget in the fiscal year of 2003. It was originally the National Revolutionary Army before being renamed as the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947 due to the implementation of the Constitution.

Until the 1970s, the military's primary mission was to retake mainland China from the communist People's Republic of China (PRC) through the Project National Glory. The military's current foremost mission is the defence of the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu against a possible military invasion by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, which is seen as the predominant threat to the ROC in the ongoing dispute over the political status of Taiwan.


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