SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Army and Navy plan to hold a commissioning ceremony for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) twice a year, officials said Thursday, in a move to ensure a stable supply of military officers amid the prospects of a troop shortage caused by the nation’s low birthrate. Starting [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program applicants is declining at a rapid pace as the monthly wage of conscripted soldiers increases with their duration of military service becoming shorter. This year’s Army ROTC program applicants numbered 7,600, the second lowest behind only 2020 when the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Sang-Ah, a 24-year-old Jeju University student, became the first female marine ROTC cadet in Korea. She earned the Korea Marine ROTC cadetship, along with 30 other official cadets, at a Jeju University’s cadet enlistment ceremony on February 17, after passing the qualification test in June 2013. She now faces [...]