Act of Military Service for Officers and Non-commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces Article 16
Standing Officers or Standing Non-commissioned Officers that have one of the following situations during the Active Service period are allowed to be discharged:Subparagraph 1 Having reached the age of discharge.Subparagraph 2 Due to illness, injury, disabled, and verified not capable of undergoing a service.Subparagraph 3 Being restricted.Subparagraph 4 Being missing or captured for three years and have not returned.The personnel stipulated on Subparagraph 4 of the preceding Paragraph that returned and have not reached the discharge age, will be transferred to Reserved Service. Those who have not reached the maximum years of service or age, will be reinstated depending on their conditions, military needs and under their discretion. Those who have reached the maximum years of service or age, will be transferred to Reserved Service.The examination standards of retirement and suspension for casualties of those due to illness or injury not capable of serving the military service stipulated in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 and of those due to illness and injury not suitable for serving Active Service stipulated in Subparagraph3 of Paragaph1 of the preceding Article shall be stipulated by the Ministry of National Defense.
中文原文 陸海空軍軍官士官服役條例第16條
常備軍官、常備士官在服役期間，有下列情形之一者，予以除役：
一、屆滿除役年齡。
二、因病、傷，經檢定不堪服役。
三、禁役。
四、失蹤或被俘停役滿三年尚未歸來。
前項第四款除役人員歸來時，未屆滿除役年齡者，轉服預備役；未屆滿服現役最大年限或年齡者，視其情節，依軍事需要及志願，核定回復現役；已逾服現役最大年限或年齡，轉服預備役。
第一項第二款因病、傷，經檢定不堪服役及前條第一項第三款因病、傷，經檢定不適服現役之病傷退伍除役檢定標準，由國防部定之。
一、屆滿除役年齡。
二、因病、傷，經檢定不堪服役。
三、禁役。
四、失蹤或被俘停役滿三年尚未歸來。
前項第四款除役人員歸來時，未屆滿除役年齡者，轉服預備役；未屆滿服現役最大年限或年齡者，視其情節，依軍事需要及志願，核定回復現役；已逾服現役最大年限或年齡，轉服預備役。
第一項第二款因病、傷，經檢定不堪服役及前條第一項第三款因病、傷，經檢定不適服現役之病傷退伍除役檢定標準，由國防部定之。