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Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Women are not required to perform military service, but they may voluntarily join the military.
New Zealand – 17 (voluntary; soldiers are not deployed in combat before the age of 18) Nicaragua – 18 (voluntary) Niger – 18 (compulsory) Nigeria – 18 (voluntary) North Macedonia – 18 (voluntary) Norway – 17 (voluntary – men), 18 (voluntary – women), 19 (compulsory; conscription age can be lowered to 15 during wartime)
This size is maintained through conscription: All able-bodied South Korean males must complete military service (18 months for the army, auxiliary police, and marines, 20 months for the navy and conscripted firefighters, 21 months for the air force and social service, and 36 months for alternative service) between the ages of 18 and 35. [2]
A man was given a suspended sentence after he tried to avoid serving in a combat unit by gaining weight, highlighting extreme draft-dodging tactics.
Conscription in South Korea requires male citizens between the age of 18 and 28 to perform compulsory military service. [35] Women are not required to perform military service, but they may volunteer as officers, warrant officers, or non-commissioned officers.
All able-bodied men in South Korea over the age of 18 must serve in the army for at least 18 months. According to the Korean Herald, the defendant was assessed as fit for combat duty during an ...
Soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate South Korea's 75th Armed Forces Day in Seoul on September 26, 2023. ... whose age was not revealed by the court, has since “expressed his ...
Supplementary service (Korean: 보충역; Hanja: 補充役; RR: Bochungyeok) is a category of military service in South Korea.Article 5 Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3 of the ROK Military service act classifies supplementary service as "Persons found to be capable of serving on active duty as a result of a draft physical examination, but not determined as those subject to enlistment in the ...