Ministry of National Defense of Korea Archives

Defense Ministry to Lower Bar For Those with Mental Disorders

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As accidents caused by mentally ill soldiers increase in the military barracks, the Korean defense ministry plans to lower the military exemption standards for psychiatric patents to six months of treatment from the current standard of more than one year. On December 7, the Ministry of National Defense of [...]

Korean Soldiers Paid Less than the Counterparts in Other Countries

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the common bullying and violence among peer Korean soldiers, they are even more suffering from being unreasonably underpaid, compared with the soldiers in other countries introducing compulsory military services. According to the conscription systems of foreign countries reported by the Military Manpower Administration (MMA), more than 15 countries including [...]