S. Korea not considering female conscription: military manpower chief

Military Manpower Administration Commissioner Hong So-young said Monday that the government is not considering mandatory military service for women, despite the steep decline in South Korea's military numbers. "The official position of both the Military Manpower Administration and the Defense Ministry is that we are not considering it at this point," Hong said during a National Assembly National Defense Committee audit of the agency in Daejeon. Hong said public consensus should come first, parti

Source: The Korea Herald