Posted : 2021-03-02 16:43 Updated : 2021-03-03 09:44 People who applied for alternative service rather than mandatory military duty because of their religious or other ideological reasons take an oath during an entrance ceremony at the Daejeon Correctional Institution, Oct. 26, 2020, the first day of their service. Korea introduced the alternative service system for conscientious objectors earlier in the year putting them to work at correctional facilities. Joint Press Corps By Jung Da-min The country's alternative service to military duty for conscientious objectors has been undergoing adjustments to meet social changes that embrace a wider range of diversity in beliefs. The government adopted the most recent changes to the system in October 2020, following a Constitutional Court ruling in 2018 that the then-Military Service Act was unconstitutional as it lacked any alternative public service for conscientious objectors whose religious or other ideological beliefs should be guaranteed.