Since it began scaling back, the ROC military has decreased steadily from 450,000 servicemen in 1997 to today's 270,000. Representing the new administration which took over the reins of government in May of this year, Minister of National Defense Chen Chao-min clearly stated during questioning at the Legislative Yuan that the military will continue cuts until it reaches its goal of a force of only 200,000 service personnel.
精實案啟動後，國軍人數從該年的 45 萬大軍，一路縮編至目前的 27 萬人。而新政府今年 5 月上任後，國防部長陳肇敏在立法院答詢時明確表示，精實案最終將朝 20 萬人的規模邁進。