Conscription of people with disabilities
Conscripting of disabled persons for military service
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Military conscription of people with disabilities has occurred on various occasions historically.
Cases
Below are listed known cases of the drafting of disabled persons.
- In Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, more than 480 people with intellectual disabilities were conscripted.[1]
- In Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, numerous people with a variety of disabilities have been drafted over the course of the conflict.[2][3] The Ukrainian Defence Ministry amended the criteria for medical exemptions, reclassifying people with tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, thyroid disease and HIV to be fit for military service.[4] In August 2024, it was reported that people with epilepsy had been recruited.[5]
- In the United States during the Vietnam War, there was a disability draft under the Johnson Administration, called Project 100,000. Men who had previously been rejected from military service due to physical or mental disabilities were re-classified and sent to the frontlines in Vietnam.[6]
- In North Korea: The conscription physical examination has eased the criteria for military service suitability due to low height, and even short stature persons (mostly 140 to 150 centimeters. 142 centimeters,[7] 145 centimeters.[8] etc.) are conscripted. The criteria for exemption from conscription for short people were 138 centimeters or less, and there were times when the criteria for conscription exemption for short people were not applied.
See also
References
- ^ "＜旧陸軍＞知的障害者も徴兵 大戦中、４８０人以上（毎日新聞）" [More than 480 people with intellectual disabilities were conscripted during the [1937] war]. Mainichi shinbun (in Japanese). 2005-09-19. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-needs-troops-aggressive-military-recruiting-tactics-russia-war-2023-12
- ^ https://english.nv.ua/nation/military-explains-why-disabled-ukrainians-may-still-receive-draft-notices-personal-data-updates-key-50400137.html#:~:text=People%20with%20disabilities%20may%20receive,complaint%20against%20military%20commissariat%20staff.
- ^ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ministry-of-defense-expands-list-of-persons-with-diseases-suitable-for-mobilization/
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/captured-soldier-reveals-ukraine-drafting-disabled-and-elderly-troops/ar-AA1oiWzK?ocid=Peregrine
- ^ Hsiao, Lisa (1989). "Project Project 100,000: The Great Society's Answer to Military Manpower Needs in Vietnam". Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "North Korea cuts minimum height for military conscripts as past famine consequences hit". AFP. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ ""키 145cm, 몸무게 43kg이면 북한군 현역"" [If you are 145 cm tall and weigh 43 kg, you are serving in the North Korean army.]. Daily NK (in Korean). 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
