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Mobile Phone Use at Barracks Officially Allowed for Enlistees

SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Rank-and-file soldiers are now officially allowed to use their mobile phones after work starting Wednesday following a yearlong trial period, the defense ministry said. Since April last year, South Korea has allowed all draftees to use mobile phones on a trial basis to monitor possible side effects. Previously, the [...]

Gov’t to Officially Allow Enlistees’ Mobile Phone Use at Barracks Next Month

SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Rank-and-file soldiers will officially be allowed to use their mobile phones after work starting next month, the defense ministry said Friday. Since April 2019, the ministry has allowed all draftees to use mobile phones, which had previously been banned for security reasons, on a trial basis. “The trial implementation [...]