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The mandatory military service requirement in South Korea remains one of the most significant and culturally sensitive obligations for the nation’s male citizens. Rooted in the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War but left the peninsula technically at a state of war, the Military Service Act mandates that all able-bodied men between the ages ... Read more

The South Korean Ministry of National Defense faced one of its most significant public relations crises in June 2013, following a series of high-profile disciplinary breaches by celebrity soldiers that ultimately led to the dissolution of the "celebrity recruit" system. For decades, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has maintained a mandatory conscription system, a byproduct ... Read more