Forces members must pay for use of vehicles and staff to move: Supreme Commander
Armed forces members are able to ask for support when moving from one home to another, but they must pay for the use of state-owned vehicles or military staff, Supreme Commander General Thanchaiyan Srisuwan said on Thursday.
He spoke up after a Facebook page released a document showing a military unit has requested one vehicle and six servicemen for the mission of helping a female captain move her belongings from a state-provided house to her own home over a period of two days. According to the leaked document, the military unit provides allowances for military personnel.
Thanchaiyan said that there were clear regulations stipulating that the person asking for help must pay for the cost of petrol and other allowances.
“Money we receive is used to maintain the properties of the armed forces,” he said.
Cases of senior soldiers using conscripts for personal interests, rather than the nation’s interests, have been repeatedly reported on social media in recent years.
Last year, the wife of a captain was accused of using conscripts as waiters at her restaurant in Rayong province.