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Seoul Pushes to Require Naturalized S. Koreans to Serve in Military

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry is considering making it mandatory for naturalized male citizens to serve in the military, as other South Korean men must do, in an effort to cope with a decrease in the number of draftees amid a shrinking population, a senior government official said Wednesday. The state-run [...]

Military to Lower Bar for Active Duty Conscripts amid Population Decline

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean military said Sunday it plans to lower the bar for the conscription of active duty soldiers, as the country’s population is widely expected to shrink drastically. The Ministry of National Defense and the Military Manpower Administration are currently in the process of revising related regulations to [...]