27 May 2017

News Story: China changes student enrollment policies for army

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will no longer recruit senior high school graduates and college students for reserve officers, the Ministry of National Defence (MOD) said Friday.

Instead, the PLA will select and recruit college graduates, with new policies to be put in place to support the change, according to the MOD.

The changes are scheduled to take effect this year, as most college students graduate in June and July.

Read the full story at Xinhua