As of 2018, the mandatory military service period for able-bodied South Korean men in the Army or the Marine Corps was 18 months. The service period was extended in some years in response to incidents that threatened national security.
Mandatory military service duration of the Army and the Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months)
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MND (South Korea). (January 15, 2019). Mandatory military service duration of the Army and the Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126162/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-army-and-marine-corps/
MND (South Korea). "Mandatory military service duration of the Army and the Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months)." Chart. January 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126162/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-army-and-marine-corps/
MND (South Korea). (2019). Mandatory military service duration of the Army and the Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126162/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-army-and-marine-corps/
MND (South Korea). "Mandatory Military Service Duration of The Army and The Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126162/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-army-and-marine-corps/
MND (South Korea), Mandatory military service duration of the Army and the Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126162/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-army-and-marine-corps/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Mandatory military service duration of the Army and the Marine Corps in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months) [Graph], MND (South Korea), January 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126162/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-army-and-marine-corps/