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christx30

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2. According to Wikipedia, yes.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:15 PM

Jun 2014

Conscription, or mandatory military service or compulsory national service, is legislated in South Korea, with military service stated as one of the Four Constitutional Duties (along with taxes, education, and labor) for all citizens. The current Conscription Law, however, applies only to males, aged between 18 and 35,[1] although women are allowed to enroll in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps as of 2010.[

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Does South Korea have compulsory military service? marble falls Jun 2014 #1

According to Wikipedia, yes. christx30 Jun 2014 #2

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