Taiwan Army shifts to unscripted training to sharpen combat readiness

During a recent media visit to the Northern Joint Test and Training Command in Hsinchu County, Army instructors explained that the nine-week base training combines three weeks of preliminaries, a 10-day, nine-night field exercise, two weeks of capability assessment and a final review week. The Combat Training Center 2.0 initiative replaces the old battalion-level scripted drills with an unscripted, joint-operations focus that mimics real combat unpredictability.

Units such as the 109th Infantry Brigade and the 542nd Combined Arms Brigade are currently participating in the new regimen. New tools like a laser engagement system and the Team Awareness Kit enable troops to track friendly and enemy positions and exchange intelligence instantly. Commanders now set training objectives and evaluation criteria themselves, allowing more flexible and unit-specific assessments.