The military council is forcibly summoning young people aged 18-35 in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Region, for military service medical examinations. The summons began on September 6, with orders for all youth in the township to report without fail to the General Administration Office on September 8. According to local residents, the military has threatened to take action against those who fail to report as ordered.
A notable aspect of these summons is that they specifically target ordinary civilian youth while exempting family members of village and ward administrators, children of military officers, and families of non-CDM staff. The summons applies to all those registered as being of military service age, with sources indicating that the children of ordinary citizens, particularly from poor families, are being specifically targeted. Local sources report that this multi-level summoning process is being implemented with coercive measures.
In Kalar village of Kyaukse Township, administrator Myint Hmwe and his subordinate hundred-household heads Mya Win, Win Myint, San Gyi, and Myint Thein are actively enforcing these military recruitment efforts, pressuring young people to undergo military medical examinations. This forced recruitment campaign has caused significant fear and anxiety among local youth, with some being forced to flee their homes due to safety concerns. The systematic targeting of civilian youth while sparing those connected to the military council and its associates has highlighted the discriminatory nature of these recruitment efforts.
