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South Korea Faces Brain Drain as Thousands of Experienced Military Officers Quit

SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea saw an unprecedented number of senior military officers with more than five years of experience leave the armed forces last year, raising concerns about a potential erosion of combat readiness, according to government data. A total of 9,481 commissioned and non-commissioned officers resigned in 2023, a 24.1% increase [...]

Number of Applicants for Army ROTC Program Plunges

SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program applicants is declining at a rapid pace as the monthly wage of conscripted soldiers increases with their duration of military service becoming shorter. This year’s Army ROTC program applicants numbered 7,600, the second lowest behind only 2020 when the [...]