South Korea: mandatory service duration of Army and Marine Corps 2018

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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)

Characteristic	Mandatory military service period in months
2018	18
2011**	21
2008	18
2003	24
1993	26
1984	30
1977	33
1968*	36
1962	30
1959	33
1953	36

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

1953 to 2018

Supplementary notes

*Extended due to January 21st Incident
**Extended due to attacks on ROK Cheonan and Yeonpyeong island

No discharge system before 1953 due to the Korean war.
Only years where a change in the mandatory military service period occurred are presented here.

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