Fear of South Korean Military Presented by Fionna Poon.
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• 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
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
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