Fallen soldiers Back in 1999, the MOE began to allow individuals to apply for positions as English instructors contingent on the passing of an English proficiency exam. Among the candidates who qualified to become English instructors, a mere 140 were professional teachers like Lu, while the others came from other vocational backgrounds.
兵力流失盧貞穎原本是國小老師，民國八十八年教育部對外甄選第一批英語教師，她前去應試，但像盧貞穎一樣由現職老師轉任英語教師的並不多，只有一百四十多人。