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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. [ 3] South Korean soldiers in training.
Republic of Korea National Military), also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of 3,600,000 in 2022 (500,000 active and 3,100,000 reserve). [ 2][ 5]
South Korea has mandatory military service of 18 (army, marines), 20 (navy), 21 (air force and civil service), 36 (special civil service) months. There is 3 years alternative for conscientious objectors from 2020 (civil service in prison).
K-pop megastar Jin from BTS was discharged from his South Korean military service on June 12, AFP reporters saw, the first member of the band to complete the mandatory duty, freeing him up to ...
BTS members V, RM, Jungkook and Jimin are reporting for duty with the South Korean military.The four K-pop superstars followed in the footsteps of their fellow bandmates, Jin, J-hope and Suga, who ...
Jin, the eldest member of BTS, started his mandatory military service in South Korea on Tuesday, joining other new soldiers at a boot camp near the border with North Korea, according to multiple ...
Flag. The Republic of Korea Army ( ROKA; Korean : 대한민국 육군; Hanja : 大韓民國陸軍; RR : Daehanminguk Yukgun ), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the largest of the military branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces with 365,000 members as ...
A member of the K-Pop supergroup BTS has shared a heartfelt message to fans ahead of his mandatory military service in South Korea.. In a statement posted on his Instagram story (10 December), RM ...