Fear of South Korean Military

Presented by Fionna Poon

• ROK Army 대한민국 육군• ROK Navy 대한민국 해군

o ROK Marine Corps 대한민국 해병대

• ROK Air Force 대한민국 공군• ROK Reserve Forces 대한민국 예비군

Republic of Korea Armed Forces 대한민국국군

• Required by law

• Mandatory for all males b/w 18-35o Wartime: 18-45

• 21-36 months active duty

• Required middle school education

• Volunteer & drafted anytime

Military 군대

• Serious Mental & Physical Disabilities

• Student or work visa

• Green card

• Marriage

• Dual citizen o Korean borno Foreign born

• Large tattoos

• After 35

• Win a medal at Olympics

Exemptions 면제

Rain

Life in Military • 5 week soldier (군인 ) training camp

o new supplieso Placement tests o Basic practices

• Military baseo more training

• 8-5

• 100 day furlough

• Compensation

• Points system

Why? • Ongoing war

o Armistice on July 27, 1953o Nuclear activity

• Small sizeo Hard to recruito Military size

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ekXbXpMPY

Sentiments• Cultural Value

• Chore instead of patriotic dutyo Lose almost 2 yearso Few incentives

• Current issue: when to enlist?

• Transition into adulthood o rarely accepted as man

• Cultural obligationo peer pressure

• Cultural disapproval

감사합니다

Vocabulary• Republic of Korea: 대한민국• Armed Forces: 국군• Army: 육군• Navy: 해군• Marine Corps: 해병대• Air Force: 공군• Reserve Forces: 예비군• Military: 군대• soldier: 군인• Armistice: 휴잔• law: 법

• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: 조선민주주의인민공화국

• Enlistment: 참여• Man: 사람• Adulthood: 성인• Adolescence: 청년기• Military Uniform: 군복• Military training: 군사 훈련• Military Sergeants: 군사 상사• Dual citizen: 이중 시민• Citizenship: 시민권

Bibliography• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html

• http://www.ilw.com/articles/2005,0114-noh.shtm#8

• http://www.cbsnews.com/news/draft-dodging-south-korean-style/

• http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/04/117_78536.html

• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/personnel.htm

• http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2009/04/military-service-series-part-ii-life-in.html

• http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-activity/

• http://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2013/apr/08/south-korea-v-north-korea-compared#zoomed-picture

• http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2013/12/a-dreaded-rite-of-passage-koreas-mandatory-military-service/

• Korean friends