Army Staff School, “The Royal Thai Army” held a meeting to determine the future of the Army in 1980, adjusting its structure to be consistent with the current situation, emphasizing that even though some government policies are bitter pills, they must be done.
Gen. Charoenchai Hinthao, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army presided over the opening of an academic conference to help determine the future of the Army in 2037 (RTA 5.0 Conference) that it is well known that Context of the current security situation With the spread of influence from powerful countries, including politics, economy, society, resources, and technology, it has created geographic problems. There are also problems that will affect internal stability, such as drug problems. illegal entry transnational criminals including fighting in neighboring countries which affects stability life safety and public property And from this situation, many countries have changed their perspective on military development. to get structure Personnel an
d equipment with technology being widely used To preserve national interests as well as provide security in responding to conflicts.
Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the structure to be consistent with the current situation. To further develop Army to be a modern Army. It is efficient and is trusted by the people.
After that, General Natthaphon Nakphanit, Secretary to the Minister of Defense, gave a special lecture on the topic of the situation. Current security and the government’s policy to improve the armed forces. The facts regarding the legal matters in the Ministry of Defense Civil Service Act 2008 specifying the importance of the military. and important authority that the state must organize an effective military, diplomatic, and intelligence Their duty is stability in the kingdom. and must develop the country for stability Support other government missions in developing the country and Preventing and solving problems from disasters Including helping people and other operations that are military
operations other than war. The duties of the armed forces are also consistent with the national strategic plan. to modernity To be able to support cyber and space operations.
As for the current government policy, it supports the restructuring of the security agencies to be modern and respond to threats and a new type of security threat in the 21st century, where the government will change the form of military conscription to a voluntary one. ,Improve military training to be creative. , Reduce the number of high-ranking commissioned soldiers. ,Determine the manpower rate in ISOC to be in line with the current update. , Procurement processes to be modern, transparent, and verifiable, bringing in areas of military units where there is a need (not yet used) for the benefit of the people Although some of these issues are difficult and bitter, they must be carried out according to government policy.
As for the specific policies of the Minister of Defense That is, expediting the implementation of government polici
es according to the Prime Minister’s ideas. and can be relied upon by the people at every opportunity. The defense budget is likely to decrease. But the budget for personnel and personnel is increasing. Even though the personnel are the same, for promotions the budget must increase. However, operational personnel are still lacking.
Therefore, the guidelines for developing and improving the structure of the armed forces The goals should be achieved in accordance with Constitution and Acts Including responding to policies and national plans for security Government policy and the policy of the Minister of Defense Moreover, they must be ready to fight, flexible, modern, and concrete. and can actually be practiced Including not having much impact on the current personnel.
Source: Thai News Agency