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Do I have to serve in Korean army?

 
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oatmeal



Joined: 26 Nov 2013
PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:53 pm    Post subject: Do I have to serve in Korean army? Reply with quote
Some told me its 18 to 35 years of age. Others I think showed it was 18 to 38. I called and asked a lot of sources and can't get a clear answer from anyone.

I'm not going to take answers here as "official" obviously but I just want to see or get a feel of what most people know or believe?
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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://narrative.ly/missing-persons/how-one-american-citizen-was-forcibly-drafted-into-the-south-korean-army/
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maximmm



Joined: 01 Feb 2008
PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Do I have to serve in Korean army? Reply with quote
oatmeal wrote:
Some told me its 18 to 35 years of age. Others I think showed it was 18 to 38. I called and asked a lot of sources and can't get a clear answer from anyone.

I'm not going to take answers here as "official" obviously but I just want to see or get a feel of what most people know or believe?


Yep - you do. There is no way out of it, sorry, bud.
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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can watch a 2005 interview with the Korean-American draftee here but use IE to watch it.

http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_seoulreport_detail.htm?No=873&current_page=56
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isitts



Joined: 25 Dec 2008
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Do I have to serve in Korean army? Reply with quote
oatmeal wrote:
Some told me its 18 to 35 years of age. Others I think showed it was 18 to 38. I called and asked a lot of sources and can't get a clear answer from anyone.

I'm not going to take answers here as "official" obviously but I just want to see or get a feel of what most people know or believe?

Weren't you just talking about leaving the country in another thread?
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Steelrails



Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
PostPosted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you a dual-citizen? If you don't want to serve, you have to renounce your Korean citizenship. However, if you have zero Korean language ability you might be exempt.
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