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Myanmar Military Schools Swallow 15,000 Civilians in First Two Months of Junta Draft

The 3rd batch of conscripts has arrived at Myanmar military training centers across the country, just 2-months after the launch of training for draftees, junta media reported on Saturday.

The regime says it is drafting around 5,000 people in each batch, which indicates that up to 15,000 civilians have been conscripted so far.

Junta enforced the conscription law on Feb. 10 following a string of heavy military defeats on multiple fronts across the country.

The batches are being called up for training at five-week intervals, with the first batch reporting on April 8, the second on May 15, and the third on June 22. Junta media have not said when the third batch will begin training.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/mya...draft.html