Conservative opposition vows to block military academy integration plan

Main opposition People Power Party leader Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok on Monday vowed to block the government's plan to integrate South Korea's Army, Navy and Air Force academies, one of the Lee Jae Myung administration's major military reform initiatives. Jang made the remarks at a forum at the National Assembly on alternatives to the proposed merger, calling the plan a step toward weakening the country's military. "The ultimate goal of merging the military academies is the collapse of national defens

Source: The Korea Herald