Lawmaker reignites debate on women s military service
Posted : 2021-04-20 16:54
Updated : 2021-04-20 19:17
Men subject to enlistment wait for health checkup at an exam center in Seoul to get their physical grade for military service in this Feb. 17 photo. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han
By Nam Hyun-woo
Rep. Park Yong-jin of the Democratic Party of Korea speaks during an interview with the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, at the National Assembly in this Sept. 9, 2020 photo. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-keunA decades-long debate on mandatory military service for women has been reignited by Rep. Park Yong-jin of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), a presidential hopeful, who wants to change the current conscription system to encompass men and women who will both serve in the military for a shortened term.