▁ 1 ▁year ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁those ▁born ▁after ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ims ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁all - vol unte er ▁force . ▁As ▁since , ▁all ▁able - b od ied ▁men ▁reaching ▁cons cription ▁age ▁will ▁under go ▁ 4 ▁month ▁long ▁military ▁training ▁instead ▁of ▁serving ▁for ▁ 1 ▁year , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁done ▁previously . ▁Those ▁born ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁were ▁yet ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁military ▁service ▁were ▁given ▁an ▁option ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁a ▁non - com bat ant ▁role ▁for ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁legacy ▁having ▁once ▁controlled ▁main land ▁China , ▁the ▁army ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁the ▁RO C ' s ▁military ▁forces , ▁although ▁this ▁has ▁decl ined ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁real ization ▁that ▁the ▁traditional ▁army ' s ▁role ▁in ▁def ending ▁against ▁a ▁P RC ▁invasion ▁is ▁limited . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁recent ▁force ▁modern ization ▁programs ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁into ▁smaller ▁units ▁as ▁a ▁quick ▁deployment ▁mobile ▁troops . ▁For ▁the ▁same ▁reason , ▁more ▁emphas is ▁is ▁being ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁Air ▁Force , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁f end ▁off ▁attacks ▁in ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it , ▁away ▁from ▁Taiwan ▁proper . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁Military ▁branches ▁and ▁structure ▁