In Yunnan Qujing, a post-2000s rocket soldier was expelled from the army and faced disciplinary action for refusing military service, sparking attention to the reasons behind his refusal.
According to the conscription department, he will be fined and restricted from employment as a civil servant, in state-owned enterprises, and in public institutions.
Reported by the “Yunnan Qujing Conscription” WeChat public account on December 17th, in a recent case of refusing military service, the individual in question, Mr. Guan born in January 2003 from Ciyun Town, Qilin District, Qujing City, was recruited in September 2025 and served in a rocket army unit.
The report stated that after enlisting, Guan showed a negative attitude, fearing hardship and fatigue, and refused to fulfill his military duty for various reasons. As a result, he was dismissed from his unit on November 18th.
Additionally, Guan faced strict punitive measures, including a fine of 54,374.4 yuan (four times the local standard); being ineligible for civil service or management positions as per the Civil Servants Law, and not allowed to be employed in state-owned enterprises or public institutions; banned from handling academic matters for two years, and restricted from traveling abroad.
The specifics of Guan’s “fearing hardship and fatigue, negative attitude” were not mentioned in the report. However, former armed police Rao Xing recently shared his experiences during military service with the Epoch Times.
Rao enlisted in 2012 at the age of 18. He recalled the intense indoctrination upon entering the military, having to memorize Xi Jinping’s speeches and the oath of loyalty to the guard. They made recruits recite under the sun until they could do it without mistakes or punished them with physical exercises until they couldn’t bear it.
He mentioned instances where recruits were disciplined for not sitting still in political classes, such as being kicked awake if they dozed off. Rao tearfully regretted feeling deceived when the reality of military life did not match the idealized portrayal.
During his two-year service, including 100 days of intense training in the new recruits’ battalion, Rao witnessed the toll of physical training, political indoctrination, verbal abuse, and punishment. Some recruits died during training, others lost their minds, committed suicide, or tried to escape—transformed from normal individuals to individuals in distress.
He noted that the military’s control over personnel has become more stringent than before.
In recent years, instances of refusing military service have been on the rise. Public records indicate multiple incidents of disciplinary actions against draft dodgers in 2025 alone in cities like Suzhou in Jiangsu, Jishui in Jiangxi, Keshan in Heilongjiang, and Cao County in Shandong.