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Military service obligations of Korean men: According to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, the obligation of the defense is granted to the majority of men over 18 years of age. The framework for determining the duty of defense is based on law, Article 3, Section 1 of the Military Service Act.
All men who are 18 years of age and whose mental and / or academic ability meet a certain level shall be included in the active duty duty. They shall be forced to serve in the ROKA Army for 1 year and 9 months and serve as soldiers.
One to two percent of males and females: those who have problems in their daily life that are difficult to manage separately from the inside of the military, one of the sons of Nanjing, and those who are younger than the high school dropouts, It takes the obligation of military service in society for two years after four weeks of training (and some of this is also excluded).
However, women are falling into the category of 5th grade exhibition workers who do not receive civil defense training, and it is impossible to enlist as a soldier regardless of whether they are volunteers or not, and enlistment of women is possible only as a minimum novice officer and an officer under the hope of their own.
If they are selected by applying to the National Police Agency, the Maritime Police Agency, the Duty Police, and the Duty Fire Brigade, they are considered to be engaged in police duty and firefighting, not military service, and fulfill military service duty. Sometimes they serve as nCOs or officers.