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In light of the low birthrate and changes in the strategic environment in China, the Ministry of National Defense adjusted the military structure in order to establish a more specialized army to promote the recruitment system. However, it is expected that the goal of recruiting full-time volunteers in 2014 will be extended to 2017 due to inadequate military support measures, and the recruitment results will be less than expected. This paper uses literature analysis methods and face-to-face interviews to explore the reality of the recruitment system under the interaction of the social environment and the military system, and to compare the military service system and strategic experience with a view to understanding the relationship between the military recruitment system and the transformation of China’s military and national security.
The study finds that country’s recruiting system lacks support, the power and responsibility of the organization structure is confusing, the recruitment method is too utilitarian, the organizational identity and sense of mission are weakened, and the military task tends to be diversified. The military lacks new ideas in human resources management. There are still differences in policies and practices between recruiting and cognizance. The recruitment methods and organizational systems affect the values of volunteer soldiers and conflicts with traditional military culture and recruitment system has not yet perfected supporting measures such as schooling, employment, and career guidance for soldiers.
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