By the mid-1990s, given cutbacks and the shortage of military medical personnel in Taiwan, the ICDF switched over to recruiting personnel from civilian hospitals. In the last couple of years, young men working abroad in lieu of military service have also joined in.
一九九○年代中期後，因我國軍方醫療人力不足，加上精實方案推行，國合會改向民間醫院募集人才，近兩年才又有外交替代役男加入。