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Conscription in South Korea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service.[1][2] Women are not required to perform military service, but they may voluntarily join the military.[3]
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- ^ 병역이행안내 - 개요(총괄) [Military Service Implementation Guide - General Overview]. Military Manpower Organization (in Korean). Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Lee, Namhee (2007). The Making of Minjung: Democracy and the Politics of Representation in South Korea. Cornell University Press. pp. 91. ISBN 978-0801445668.
- ^ "S. Korea to expand women's role in military". Yonhap News Agency. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.