The first batch of about 500 reservists yesterday reported to Shanjiao Elementary School in Taoyuan’s Lujhu District (蘆竹) to undergo a new, more intensive 14-day reservist training program. The program is operating in a scenario of defending the beach near New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口), said 203 Brigade Third Infantry Battalion Deputy Commander Major Chen Ming-chung (陳明中). All reservists would train for about 10 hours a day, including a two-hour, 10km nighttime combat march, for a total of 136 hours over 14 days, Chen said. Reservists said that the schedule — described by local media as “the toughest reservist training in history”