Although this proportion may not be highly favored, it has not been proved by any study to have done harm to the armed forces for the past years. ... Amazingly, based on Matichon Online, on 17th April 2015, it has been recently reported that the proportion of the volunteer soldiers of this year, 2015, has a lot risen by rocketing to 43.72% of the whole conscripted males. ... Maintaining the high school reserve force is closely associated with the austerity policy which is guided by the national economic and social plans that Thailand has held onto. ...

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