S. Korea is facing shortages in military personnel, which have been exacerbated by its looming demographic crisis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - South Korea’s Defence Ministry said on Friday that it is neither considering expanding military conscription to female citizens nor extending the period of mandatory military service for eligible male citizens as ways to address personnel challenges in the military, amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the current military service system.
Mr Shin said that the ministry has been making efforts to transform the military’s structure by reducing the number of troops and focusing on manned-unmanned teaming systems. “Therefore, developing a new policy for the military service is an urgent task that cannot be postponed,” Mr Lee said at the seminar.
Mr Choi Byung-ook, a professor of the department of national security at Sangmyung University in Seoul, also proposed that the South Korean military should increase the proportion of female military officers from the current 8.8 per cent to 15 per cent.
To maintain the existing personnel level, 260,000 enlistees are required every year if they serve for 18 months. However, the number of eligible male recruits who are 20 years old is projected to only be 220,000 in 2025, resulting in a shortage of 40,000 personnel.
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