Army headcount getting affected by policies

The armed forces is the greatest recruiter in India right now. Here is good example of how the government is ensuring employment for people and at the same time the army is taking advantage of the job situation/crisis. (I am refering to an article in Times of India, 16th March)

Here is another extreme example -

Taiwan to cut troops 16% over five years

Taiwan will cut troops by about 16 per cent over the next five years, officials said on Monday, in part as a streamlining measure and in part in response to a perceived lower-level threat from political rival China.

The defence ministry will reduce Taiwan’s military police to a command centre under the army, part of a long-term effort to cut troops from a 1970s Cold War high of about 600,000 to 210,500 in 2014, going for quality over quantity, military sources said.

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Although I think the Indian govt has taken the right step in this situation, Taiwan govt's step does not impress me.
Here is why-
1. This is not any normal job. People in this job are motivated not by money but by the love for their country. You cannot/should not move people like that
2. The govt could have used the troops productively. The ones that are being laid off could be given alternate employment
3. If the Taiwan govt thinks that in times of political crisis they will be able to recruit people immediately and send them to war, then it is wrong. There is a lot of training and hardwork involved. Soldiers cannot be asked to go home and come back after a year in case there is a war

Most importantly- the soldiers should be respected