According to reports by the United News Network, TVBS News Network and other Taiwanese media on the 17th, a bullying incident was reported from the“Infantry 302 Brigade” in the Chengling Barracks in Taichung. On the 15th, a sergeant surnamed Chang“Lost his temper” before a shooting preview course, armed with a T91 training gun, the soldier, surnamed Gao, was chased and shot. Some Taiwanese media said the bullet was suspected to have fired in the process, causing multiple bruises and bruises on the soldier, surnamed Gao. Taiwan’s army confirmed the incident on the 17th, said the day of the incident has assisted the injured on the medical examination and completed the investigation.
Taiwanese military camp chengchengling, file photo: Taiwan Media
According to the report, on the 17th, the Taiwanese army said that Sergeant Chang, a member of the 302nd Brigade, suffered injuries and bruises due to improper behavior during a training site preparation operation on the 15th, upon learning of the case, the Taiwanese military sent officers to take the soldier surnamed Gao to the hospital for injury examination and investigation. On the morning of the 16th, the case was transferred to relevant departments for investigation according to law.
According to the United News Network, an island source said that the bullets fired from the T91 training gun introduced by the Taiwanese army in recent years were BB bullets. Although they were not fatal bullets, they were shot at close range on bare skin, it can cause redness and swelling, broken skin and strong stinging. If it hits vulnerable areas such as the eyes, there is a risk of blindness.
Taiwan’s military has been plagued by disciplinary scandals in recent years. “Liberty Times” reported on the 17th, the Taiwanese army“Infantry 302 Brigade” in April this year, Sergeant Squad Leader threatened the incident, and involving camp gambling and so on. Taiwanese media also reported earlier that the Taiwanese army’s“Infantry 109 Brigade” broke out in a mass drug trafficking case in 2024. Taiwanese prosecutors found that four soldiers suspected of selling“Zombie smoke bombs” After one of them learned that other soldiers were secretly selling drugs, he offered them to noncommissioned officer Gao. He confiscated the cigarettes and bombs, but did not report them, and then privately sold them back to the soldiers, giving rise to the“Black eating black” case.
Some public opinion believes that in recent years, various scandals have been exposed within the Taiwanese military, from top to bottom, using public weapons for personal use, playing with privileges, officers and soldiers fighting with each other, drug trafficking and drug use, harassment, sexual assault and drunk driving, and so on. To violations of discipline, fraud, embezzlement of public funds, and arms trafficking… … is more outrageous than ordinary social news, exposing long-standing loopholes and hidden dangers in the internal management of the Taiwanese military.