The South Korean government has confirmed how it plans to reduce the length of the country's mandatory military service.
During Tuesday's cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ,... the government has decided to gradually apply the reductions to the length of military service,... starting with those who will complete their service this October.
In late July, the defense ministry unveiled its defense reform initiative, where the ministry planned to shorten the duration of mandatory military service by two or three months.
Enlistment in the army and the marine corps, will be shortened to 18 months from the current 21 months.
Service in the navy and air force,... will be reduced to 20 and 22 months, respectively.
Reducing the length of military service is one of President Moon Jae-in's election pledges, as well as a significant part of the Moon administration's defense reform initiative.
