Abhisit’s nephew Parit voluntarily enlists in Army

By The Nation

 

Parit

 

Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s nephew Parit Wacharasindhu on Tuesday voluntarily enlisted in the Army.

 

Military service is compulsory for all Thai men aged 20 and above who did not already take Reserve Officer Training during high school.

 

Parit, 26, who went to high school in England, had three options: to draw lots, to postpone his military service, or to apply voluntarily to be a draftee.

 

He decided to take the last option.

 

His voluntary enrolment also means he will only be trained for six months, while those taking the option to draw lots have to do two years of service.

 

After his training is completed later this year, Parit would be able to run in the general election currently set for February next year if he chose to do so.

 

The military draft was always a weak point for Parit’s uncle, ex-PM Abhisit, who was often attacked for his allegedly deliberate avoidance of the draft, with calls that this should have disqualified him from being prime minister.

 

It has been suggested that Parit may have enrolled in the Army to ensure he would not have to go through the same scandal as his uncle, after recently having been highlighted as a “new blood” of the Democrat Party.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30342400

 

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Have seen him in debate.He is seriously impressive - watch this space.

"His voluntary enrolment also means he will only be trained for six months, while those taking the option to draw lots have to do two years of service."

 

If this is true, then it will become a necessary right of passage for any youngster aspiring to enter politics. Six months is just such a short time, more so if you enter as the scion of some hiso family. And no risk of getting clobbered to death as some children of commoners have been, in the past.

With Abhisit not the flavour at present with the little general....boot camp may be a little difficult for this young guy. 

 

42 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

With Abhisit not the flavour at present with the little general....boot camp may be a little difficult for this young guy. 

 

I don't often say this but...you obviously don't know very much how Thailand works.

 

As a patrician officer class type he will have a blast.What's more he'll learn - because he's a fully functioning human - to rub along with his rank and file, useful for his personal understanding and more cynically burnish credentials for his political future.

 

Deference may be less than before but it's still there in spades.I sometimes think that "when the revolution comes" the Thai executioner will wai the victim gracefully before lopping off the tyrant's head.

 

 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The military draft was always a weak point for Parit’s uncle, ex-PM Abhisit, who was often attacked for his allegedly deliberate avoidance of the draft, with calls that this should have disqualified him from being prime minister.

Yeah...I think we all see how useful a military background is if you want to be PM.

Accident about to happen to this guy !

A successful route for someone wishing  to be influential in Thai Politics

This guy will be ok for six months, the Junta doesn't want to purposely create a martyr.