▁army ▁were ▁pen etr ated ▁by ▁Commun ist ▁agents ▁repeatedly ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁front line ▁units ▁defect ing ▁to ▁Commun ist ▁China . ▁To ▁strength en ▁their ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁prevent ▁massive ▁defe ction ▁after ▁retre ating ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁C KS ▁and ▁C CK ▁employed ▁tight ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁military , ▁by ▁installing ▁political ▁officers ▁and ▁commission ers ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁level , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁political ▁correct ness ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁loyal ty ▁toward ▁RO C ▁leadership . ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁political ▁officers / comm iss ars ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁power , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁over rule ▁the ▁unit ▁commander ▁and ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁unit . ▁Only ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁the ▁political ▁war fare ▁department ▁( due ▁to ▁cut back s ) ▁reduced ▁its ▁power ▁within ▁the ▁RO C ▁military . ▁ ▁Two ▁defense ▁reform ▁laws ▁implemented ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁granted ▁the ▁civil ian ▁defense ▁minister ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁military , ▁and ▁expanded ▁legisl ative ▁o vers ight ▁authority ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁the ▁RO C ▁military ▁was ▁closely ▁linked ▁with ▁and ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁K MT ▁( National ist ▁Party ). ▁Following ▁the ▁dem ocrat ization ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁military ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁polit ically ▁neutral ▁position , ▁though ▁the ▁senior ▁officer ▁ranks ▁remain ▁domin ated ▁by ▁K MT ▁members . ▁ ▁Do ctrine ▁and ▁exer cis es ▁ ▁The ▁primary