In South Korea, military service is a life stage that every young person must go through. Regardless of your social status and wealth, there is no way to avoid this obligation.
South Korea is well aware that it does not have wartime command, and when the enemy comes, the United States will "step sideways", which is very passive for South Korea.
Therefore, South Korea implements the practice of all-out military personnel to ensure the safety and face of the country. However, military service is a dreaded task in the eyes of many South Korean men.
That's because there is a nationally entrenched class mindset behind hierarchy and bullying in the military.
This perception led to a great deal of emphasis on the status and rank of the individual, so that in the military, hierarchies, keeping a distance from superiors, and obedience to orders became a common belief.
Recruits are often bullied by veterans in the early stages of their enlistment because of their lack of experience and unfamiliarity with the rules of the army, and these veterans use their "senior status" to deprive recruits of their dignity and basic rights.
This phenomenon is very common in the military and requires us to work together to change it.
Recruits are tasked with tedious chores in the military, from serving tea and water to washing laundry, and they serve the veterans wholeheartedly, while their own needs and time are unconsciously ignored.
This hierarchical culture has deeply affected relationships within the military, with recruits feeling powerless about the bullying they suffer for fear of being punished for resisting or asking for help.
However, bullying and hierarchy not only exist among recruits, but also among veterans in the Korean ** team, where the high can dominate the low, and layers of exploitation have been formed among the soldiers.
This hierarchy and bullying have had a huge impact on the physical and mental health of the soldiers, and many soldiers have been trapped in a vicious circle for a long time, unable to extricate themselves, and there have been countless suicides in the past few decades, each of which occurred in a state of extreme depression and helplessness among the soldiers.
Soldiers' mental health issues not only affect their performance in the military, but also have lasting damage to their lives. Solving the problem of hierarchical culture and bullying in the South Korean ** team requires a fundamental reform of the entire military management system.
There is a need to establish a just system that guarantees the human rights and dignity of soldiers, strictly monitors violence and corporal punishment by superiors against subordinates, and ensures that soldiers are treated fairly in the army.
At the same time, it is crucial to provide adequate psychological support and counselling services to soldiers to help them overcome stress and trauma during their service. Only when the ROK ** unit truly realizes the equality of officers and soldiers can the distorted psychological state be corrected.
Such an army will be a united and harmonious collective, where soldiers understand their mission and are ready to actively serve the country and duty. For such a people's army, every soldier will cherish and proudly guard it.
Only by reforming the army's culture and values can the Korean team truly become strong and make greater contributions to the country and the people. Forced conscription puts young people in South Korea to a harsh test, while military service in other countries is more modest by comparison.
The Korean ** team is not only large, but also attracts attention because of its unique culture and system. For recruits, not only the training is hard, but also the special atmosphere within the army has to deal with it, which brings great difficulties to their lives.
At the bottom of some societies, there are also those who mingle with the military, who abuse their power and use the soldiers as their punching bags, using all kinds of bizarre ways to show their ruling authority.
In this environment, the seemingly trivial problem of not flushing the toilet has become the fuse for them to humiliate the soldiers. We can't help but wonder, does such harsh treatment really help the growth and training of soldiers?
In the Han ** team, lynching has become a common method, and most officers will inflict all kinds of lynching on soldiers, and the variety of them is amazing.
Some use hammers to smash hands, others use pliers to pinch their tongues, and these punishments, although cruel, have formed an unwritten rule within the army.
Perhaps, for some superiors, this may be a way to show power, but for young soldiers, it is undoubtedly a nightmare from which there is no escape.
The existence of this kind of lynching is not only a strict requirement for military discipline, but also a reflection of Korean society and culture, and we need to think deeply about whether this behavior is out of the maintenance of traditional authority or the restriction of individual freedom.
In modern society, human rights and dignity have always been regarded as the first priority, and the phenomenon of lynching within the Korean team seems to be a special exception, which makes us have to re-examine the system and culture of the Korean team.
Perhaps, such brutal lynching is not the only solution, and it may be necessary to rethink the requirements for discipline within the army. A healthy military culture should be built on respect and trust, not on fear and punishment.
In our country, military service is regarded as an honor, however, the problem of abuse within the Korean ** team has been repeatedly **, which is deeply distressing.
We urgently need to establish a more humane training mechanism to cultivate truly excellent and healthy military personnel who can contribute to the security and development of the country.
Under such a mechanism, soldiers not only need to be challenged by arduous training and poor living conditions, but should also be respected and cared for, and avoid unreasonable oppression and mental torture from their superiors and comrades-in-arms.
However, in a tragic incident in 2005, a South Korean soldier could not stand the abuse of his superiors and comrades, raised his ** and shot around, killing 8 people, such a matter must be completely resolved.
Let us work together to create a more just, equitable and harmonious environment for our servicemen.
A ** case that caused a strong social shock was staged again in South Korea. In June 2022, a vicious incident occurred in Gangwon Province, where a soldier surnamed Lim threw grenades and strafed his dormitory, killing five people and injuring two.
The soldier's behavior stemmed from the fact that he had been subjected to unfair treatment and white eyes in the army for a long time, which led to psychological distortion.
In fact, this kind of mistreatment in the military is not an isolated phenomenon, but a common problem in the Korean ** team.
In 2014, there was also an incident in South Korea where a soldier was beaten to death, and the investigation showed that the soldier had 14 broken ribs and ruptured internal organs, and the cause of death was said to be a sudden death from drinking a cold drink.
In these tragedies, the victims are often subjected to long-term discrimination and abuse, which ultimately leads to psychological distortions that lead to tragedy.
South Korean soldiers are under tremendous physical and mental stress during their service. According to statistics, between 1993 and 2019, a total of 4,630 South Korean soldiers died in service, and more than 60% of them died by suicide, reflecting the extreme mental stress they faced.
This pressure is undoubtedly a heavy psychological blow to young people who are at a critical stage of development. In addition, the food conditions of South Korean soldiers are also worrying.
** on the Internet shows that their diet is almost all kimchi and a small amount of vegetables, and there is a lack of meat dishes. Considering the physical exertion of the soldiers, this standard of food was simply too low.
However, South Korea's annual military service costs are as high as 52 trillion won, and it is incomprehensible that such a large military expenditure cannot provide a reasonable diet for soldiers.
When recruits enlist, veterans tend to "care" for them in a number of eye-popping ways, including licking the liquid on the floor, forcing flies, and even slapping them.
These acts are undoubtedly a grave violation of their human dignity. Although there have been many statements to prohibit abuse, it is often difficult for recruits to escape the fate of abuse due to the entrenched custom.
In fact, the problem of abuse within the Korean ** team is not only a superficial phenomenon, but also reflects a deformed cultural atmosphere in South Korean society. This ethos affects not only the military, but also society as a whole.
Therefore, only by fundamentally changing this atmosphere can we truly solve the problem of abuse by the Korean ** team. 04 In order to avoid military service, some people even do whatever it takes.
Evasion of military service has not disappeared since 1973, when the universal military service system was introduced, and over time, the methods of evading military service have become more and more peculiar, such as altering medical reports, deliberately self-harming, and even changing nationality.
According to statistics, in 2008, there were nearly 100 cases of evading military service due to deliberate self-harm, including members of the South Korean football team.
There are even people who risk their "life" and try to evade military service by injecting drugs for a long time, but they are eventually discovered.
There is a clear class divide in South Korean society, with children from wealthy families often avoiding military service by studying abroad or purchasing foreign citizenship, while ordinary people are more likely to resort to extreme methods such as hunger strikes**, tattoos, or deliberately creating physical problems to avoid military service.
According to the data, the number of people who evaded military service by deliberately getting tattoos in 2020 was the second, reaching 116.
Those athletes who have won gold medals at the Olympics have won glory for their country with their hard work and emotional dedication, and at the same time, they have also won the right to be exempt from military service.
Since the implementation of this policy in South Korea in 1973, more than 900 athletes have been exempted from military service. On the other hand, with the continuous improvement of the military service system, it is becoming more and more difficult to evade military service.
South Korea's military service department has begun to introduce more advanced testing equipment and improve the testing process, so that those who try to evade military service through deception have nowhere to hide.
For example, the introduction of new medical examination equipment in the 80s closed many loopholes that had previously been used to avoid military service through temporary self-harm.
At the same time, for those who are really in need, South Korea** also provides corresponding policy guarantees, so that they can take care of family responsibilities while serving in the military.
According to the rules, a man in his early 20s can also be exempted from military service through this policy if he needs to support a family of three or more.
South Korea's military service system not only carries the country's expectations and norms for the younger generation, but also reflects the differences between different social classes. In the face of such a situation, how to strike a balance between the military service system and individual rights and interests is still a difficult problem for South Korean society to solve.