Ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Vice Minister of National Defense Hsu Szu-chien visited reserve, finance, and armaments units in the Kaohsiung and Pingtung area today on behalf of Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo Li-hsiung. He reviewed the status of their missions, commended the dedicated service of military personnel, military academy cadets, and reserve advisory cadres, and extended early holiday greetings.
Accompanied by the All-out Defense Mobilization Agency Deputy Director-General Major General Wu Lai-yi, the Comptroller Bureau Deputy Director Major General Hsin Yi-tsung, and 4th Theaters of Operations Combat Zone Deputy Political Warfare Director Colonel Chou, Vice Minister Hsu visited the Pingtung County Reserve Command, Pingtung Finance Group, the Armaments Bureau’s 205th Arsenal, and the Republic of China Air Force Academy. During the visits, Vice Minister Hsu reviewed the units’ missions and the progress of their recent major tasks. He also interacted with military personnel, cadets, and reserve advisory cadres and presented additional meal allowances , encouraging them to remain steadfast at their posts, continue honing their professional capabilities, and contribute collectively to national security.
At the Pingtung County Reserve Command, Vice Minister Hsu asked about difficulties encountered while validating wartime disaster scenarios during the Urban Resilience Exercise. He emphasized that exercises are intended to identify problems. Units should continually review their manpower and materiel requirements, conduct practical inventories of available resources, and promptly address deficiencies so that their preparations reflect actual needs. During a discussion with reserve advisory cadres, Vice Minister Hsu stated, “It is an honor to wear the vest representing reserve forces and all-out defense.” He thanked and commended each cadre for their dedication to national defense and for serving as an important link between the military, local governments, and the public. Vice Minister Hsu also praised the Pingtung Finance Group for its performance and instructed the unit to strengthen financial education and risk awareness among service members, helping them develop sound financial concepts and safeguarding unit security.
During his visit to the Armaments Bureau’s 205th Arsenal, Vice Minister Hsu reviewed the relocation and reconstruction of the facility, the progress of its projects, and the management and deployment of production-line personnel. He also inspected the ammunition production line and complete-round assembly lines to learn about their operating processes and commended all personnel for their contributions.
Later, while meeting with cadets at the Republic of China Air Force Academy, Vice Minister Hsu drew on his experience as a scholar and his service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security Council, and Ministry of National Defense. Emphasizing that “democracy must be defended,” he commended every cadet who had chosen a military career and was taking concrete action to protect the nation. He also encouraged the cadets with the principles of “a person of character attending to the fundamentals” and “believe in oneself. ” By investing time and patience in performing and understanding every mission, he said, they would ultimately achieve success.