SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The defense ministry said Thursday it has decided to ban physical discipline training in boot camp in the wake of the recent death of an Army conscript after a grueling disciplinary session. Last month, the soldier died two days after collapsing during the session that involved running laps and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — An Army boot camp has decided to implement a total ban on smoking after it ran a trial program allowing trainees to smoke for two months. The Korea Army Training Center in the central city of Nonsan, 213 kilometers south of Seoul, decided to halt the trial program and [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Army’s 35th Infantry Division on Wednesday invited families to a ceremony for the completion of Army recruits’ basic military training, for the first time in two years and five months following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Family members filled in the hall at a boot camp [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Army Training Center in the central city of Nonsan is stepping out to revise an all-out ban on smoking for the first time in 27 years to reflect the basic rights of all service members. The boot camp has been undergoing a trial period to allow service [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The military is considering allowing new recruits participating in a five-week boot camp to smoke. While the Army boot camp guidelines strongly recommend that recruits refrain from smoking, they also allow commanders to designate a time and place for smoking if needed. A majority of Army boot camps including [...]