SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy has selected seven more sailors as part of the nation’s first female group to join the submarine crew, the armed service said Monday, amid a policy effort to widen women’s military roles. The Navy recently picked the seven noncommissioned officers in addition to the two female [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy selected its first female submarine sailors last month, the armed service said Thursday, in line with a policy effort to widen women’s military roles amid concerns about possible troop shortages caused by the country’s low birthrate. The Navy has picked the two female commissioned officers out [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy has started a process to select its first female submarine sailors, officials said Tuesday, in a move to widen their roles amid concerns about possible troop shortages caused by the country’s low birthrate. The armed service announced a staffing policy change last year to allow female [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy has decided to allow female sailors to serve on submarines for the first time, starting in 2024, its officials said Friday, a move to broaden their military roles amid prospects of troop shortages caused by the country’s low birthrate. The Navy made the decision during Thursday’s [...]