halflife39

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[–] halflife39@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

In South Korea, all able-bodied men must serve mandatory military service for at least 18 months, while women can volunteer for military duty as officers or noncommissioned officers.

I wonder why the Korean government doesn't draft women. According to the article, women can serve in the military as non-commissioned officers or officers, but don't non-commissioned officers and officers need more physical abilities and skills than regular soldiers?

 

In 2021, there was an absurd argument that the conscription of boys should be considered for a petition for women's conscription in South Korea.