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Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service. [1] [2] Women are not required to perform military service, but they may voluntarily join the military.
This size is maintained through conscription: All able-bodied South Korean males must complete military service (18 months for the army, auxiliary police, and marines, 20 months for the navy and conscripted firefighters, 21 months for the air force and social service, and 36 months for alternative service) between the ages of 18 and 35. [2]
The South Korean nationality law (Korean: 국적법; Hanja: 國籍法) details the conditions in which an individual is a national of the Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly known as South Korea. Foreign nationals may naturalize after living in the country for at least five years and showing proficiency in the Korean language.
Article 39(1) of the Republic of Korea's Constitution states that all people have the duty of national defense under the conditions specified in the Constitution. The Military Duty Law, mandated by the Constitution, states that all male Korean nationals must fully fulfill their military service duties, as stated by the Constitution and Article 3(1) of this Law.
Jin, 30, the eldest member of K-pop group BTS, is the first to begin required military duty in South Korea. The six other members will serve at later dates.
BTS members V, RM, Jungkook and Jimin are reporting for duty with the South Korean military.The four K-pop superstars followed in the footsteps of their fellow bandmates, Jin, J-hope and Suga, who ...
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Hangul: 학생군사교육단; Hanja: 學軍士官) in South Korea is a college-based officer training program which was established in 1961. [1] [2] South Korea's Conscription Law applies to males, aged between 18 and 35, [3] although women are allowed to enroll in the ROTC as of 2010. [4]
Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, started his mandatory military service in South Korea Friday.