SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will phase out the military’s special rule that exempts natural science and engineering students from the compulsory military service in a move that takes into account the country’s dwindling population, the defense ministry said Tuesday. All able-bodied South Korean men are required to finish a two-year military [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – For many conscripted soldiers in the country, the lack of sleep is the most inconvenient aspect of their military service, a local poll showed Tuesday. The enlisted soldiers also cited loneliness and poor living conditions as other inconveniences of their mandatory military service that lasts nearly two years. All [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Conscientious objection to military service is prohibited in Korea by law. In the past, several lower courts acquitted objectors but the Supreme Court of Korea has not recognized objections and usually sentenced objectors to one and half years of imprisonment. Even the Constitutional Court has upheld the Supreme Court [...]