In the Korean system, those who have reached the age of 19 and have passed the medical examination will receive a letter of enlistment one after another, and they will be reported to the army before the age of 30 at the latest.
And this has become a "nightmare" for many Koreans.
For many South Koreans, military service is a very scary thing.
This kind of horror is not a completely closed two-year intensive training, but a "terrifying environment" that they will face during these two years.
Because what awaits them may be another side of the South Korean army: bullying, ** abuse ......
In the Han ** camp, bullying incidents are common, and in order to punish the recruits, the instructor will make them wipe the feces with their fingers, and then force them to take it in their mouths and eat it.
It will also make the recruits eat a whole tube of toothpaste, crawl on the ground and learn to bark ......
At the most extreme, some recruits will be abused to death by veterans and instructors.
The experience of those female soldiers is even more miserable, especially those handsome female soldiers, who will be harassed and humiliated by their superiors for a long time.
In the face of the strict hierarchy of superiors and subordinates unique to South Korea, these recruits can do three choices, one is to endure, one is to be a deserter, and the other is to resist.
Let's start with revolt.
In 2005, a recruit who had been bullied by veterans for a long time couldn't bear it, picked up a training grenade, threw it at the veterans, and then picked up a gun and fired wildly, causing a tragedy in which 8 people were killed and 2 were injured.
And those who choose this kind often lose their lives.
In addition to this, there is another way, to be a deserter.
But escaping can only get a short respite, in South Korea, as a deserter, without an ID card, basically unable to move an inch, completely out of touch with society, whether in life, travel, food and housing, etc., can not live like a normal person, this long-term torture will also ruin a young person's life.
But even so, almost every year, there are people in the South Korean army who can't stand the abuse and choose to become deserters, and then they are either captured, or live in the dark, or end their lives in a cold place.
Then the only thing left is to choose patience.
Of course, this is only for the average person, and if you are lucky enough to be a rich man, then you can choose to "break the bank".
Some wealthy Koreans, during their military service, will constantly invite veterans to eat as a talisman to avoid bullying.
In the celebrity circle, it is said that Kwon Zhilong, a famous Korean idol, will directly hand over his credit card to his comrades during his military service and let them swipe it casually. Is he generous?Apparently not, this is just a means of self-preservation.
So the question is, why is there such a serious bullying situation in the South Korean army, which is completely different from the atmosphere of the troops of other countries?
The answer may be beyond your imagination, and this is because the atmosphere of the South Korean troops is entirely due to the inheritance of the traditions of the old Japanese troops.
This brings us to the origin of the South Korean army.
The establishment of the South Korean country was completely supported by the United States, so naturally, the establishment of this country's troops was also completed under the control of the United States.
On the other hand, in order to be able to manage the ROK troops more effectively, the United States sent its other younger brother, many high-ranking officers from Japan, to the ROK to manage the troops.
Therefore, in the Korean army, many Xi customs of the old Japanese army have been inherited.
It is worth mentioning that most of the Japanese officers at that time still retained the methods and ways of managing the troops during the war of aggression, which were rather radical and inhumane.
This trait, like a cancer, has taken root in the soul of the South Korean troops.
Torturing recruits has become a way to "make him a real man", bullying recruits has become a test that juniors must obey their seniors under the strict hierarchy. This almost distorted notion is held up in an eerie equilibrium that everyone thinks is reasonable.
And those recruits who were tortured and finally became veterans, also under the long-term resentment, began to distort their psychology, turned their heads, and abused the recruits in the same way, like reincarnation, endlessly.
This is like the sentence on the Internet: question him, understand him, and become him.