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SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Tuesday it is not considering conscripting women for the country's mandatory military service after the issue received renewed attention in a campaign pledge ahead of the April general elections.

On Monday, the leader of the newly created Reformative Conservative Party, Lee Jun-seok, proposed having women serve in the military first if they want to apply for jobs as police officers or firefighter as a campaign pledge.

When asked about the possibility of female conscription, the ministry's spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyou denied considering it.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

No. Officers and NCOs are more managers.

The higher rank you have the more paperwork you do. Especially if you aren't in a front line trade.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Presumably they women will need to stay back and improve the country’s anaemic birth rate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

And I am sure the south korean public will have a calm and thoughtful discussion about it.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

How the fuck does military experience benefit a fire fighter?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Team work 🤷. Military training is more than just firing guns

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Well, the whole "ability to preform in stressful and adverse conditions" comes quickly to mind.