BEIJING - The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China plans to enlist more college studentsduring this fall's military recruitment drive, according to a national teleconference held onFriday.
More college students and graduates will be enlisted after the nationwide recruitment campaignstarts from November 1, according to a statement of the conscription office of the Ministry ofNational Defence.
Young people with better educational background will enjoy preferential treatment during therecruitment, the statement said, without specifying the policy.
For the first time, online applications is available this year, the statement said.
The military started enlisting college graduates in 2001. By the end of 2009, college graduatesaccounted for 130,000 of the PLA's soldiers.
The National People's Congress Standing Committee, the country's top legislature, revieweddraft amendments to the Military Service Law in June. The draft amendments were created tohelp the military recruit more college students.
The draft amendments removed a stipulation that stated that full-time students can defer theirmilitary service. They also raised the maximum age for recruits to 24, allowing more qualifiedcandidates to be recruited.
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