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Jeonbuk Office Steps Up Efforts to Prevent Military Service Evasion
The Jeonbuk Regional Military Manpower Office is stepping up efforts to prevent military service evasion in South Korea.
The office says it is working to promote fair and lawful military service.
It is visiting universities to explain the importance of fulfilling service obligations and meeting hospitals designated to issue military medical certificates.
The office is also asking those hospitals to check people’s identities carefully when issuing certificates.
Public displays and bus information systems will carry messages about fair service, while the office says public attention and participation are important.
Tips about suspected evasion or other violations can be submitted year-round through the military manpower agency’s website or by phone.
The Jeonbuk Regional Military Manpower Administration says it is stepping up ongoing efforts to prevent and detect evasion of military service.
Its activities include outreach to university students and meetings with designated hospitals about identity checks when issuing medical certificates for military-service purposes.
The office is also using public-agency electronic displays and bus information systems to promote fair military service.
It is asking the public to report suspected cases of evasion and other alleged violations of the Military Service Act.
- Who
- The Jeonbuk Regional Military Manpower Administration, led by Commissioner Kwon Young-cheol.
- What
- It is strengthening ongoing prevention and enforcement activities against military-service evasion.
- When
- The report was published on October 13, 2026; the activities are described as ongoing.
- Where
- Jeonbuk, South Korea.
- Why
- To promote fair military service and help establish a fair military-service culture.
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- Outreach
- University students are a target of in-person promotional activities.
- Medical certificates
- Designated hospitals in Jeonbuk are asked to verify identities carefully when issuing certificates for military-service purposes.
- Public promotion
- The office uses public-agency electronic displays and bus information systems.
- Reporting
- Reports can be made through the Military Manpower Administration website or by calling 080-070-9090 or 063-281-3306.
What people are saying
Since public interest and participation are important to establishing a fair military-service culture, we ask people to actively report anyone suspected of evading military service.
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