Minister defends policy to keep bayonet drillsMARTIAL ART? Chiu said that he agrees with Hsu’s bayonet training policy, adding that the drills build up the mental and physical conditioning of soldiers. Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Chang Yuan-hsun (章元勳) said that bayonet drills are carried out within the time allotted to units for training. A retired general who requested anonymity on Thursday said that public interest in the bayonet policy is evidence that the nation is paying attention to the threat from China. “Bayonet drills are necessary for the individual soldier to wield the weapon effectively to complete their mission,” they said.

Source: Taipei Times December 05, 2021 04:11 UTC