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Military service acceptance was one of the biggest issues in Jakarta and Palembang Asian Game 2018. On the third day after the closing, the Military service exception was a hot topic, with criticism and criticism on the issue of system equity and application, focusing on online. A petition for improvement of the system was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board. The Military Manpower Administration announced a full review of the Military service exception system on the day, but the Ministry of National Defense said, "The fundamental position of the Military Manpower Administration related to the equality of military service obligations." The position of the Military Manpower Administration and the Ministry of National Defense has again sparked debate.
The current Military Service Act designates the winners of the Olympic Game, the Asian Game 1st prize winner, the International Art Competition 2nd and the domestic art contest 1st prize winner as a Military Service Expert such as physical education and art personnel.
They will be able to work 34 months in their specialties other than basic military training for four weeks, which is virtually exempt from military service. It has been pointed out that it is unfair before Asian Game. Critics have been criticized as some of the national baseball players have abandoned the National Police Agency and the commercial baseball team and abused Asian Game as an opportunity for a Military service exception. Among the Korean national teams participating in Asian Game, 42 benefiters are Military service exception. There are 20 soccer players and 9 baseball players, with more than half of the two players benefiting from the event.
The social network service (SNS) has been criticized the most for the issue of equity in the current military service law limited to the field of physical education and arts. The absence of popular artists to the Military service exception was also a hot topic as BTS took the top spot on the Billboard 200 in three months.
"Son Heung-min, Oh Ji-hwan, and (BTS, which ranked first on the Billboard chart), are not good," "BTS's performance is as good as the gold medal in the international tournament." “If you get first in classical music competitions such as violin and piano, you will be given a Military service exception, but if you get first Billboard with popular music, you will not be given a Military service exception,” said Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Bareunmirae Party, in July. Jin (Kim Seok-jin), the eldest brother of BTS, was born in 1992, the same age as Son Heung-min.
“It is inequal to offer special benefits only to the arts and physical education system,” said Park, 22, a college student who is about to serve in the military. “Even if it is based on the ‘Senyang of the National Defense’, there are other fields, but I doubt why they only benefit from the arts and physical education.” “I hope that they will benefit people who are good enough to advance to the national defense, but if they do so, they will all be able to advance overseas, so we should consider the specific scope,” said Han Dong-won, 32, an employee who has completed military service duties at the Marine Corps.
Special conditions such as Asian Game 1st place and domestic art contest 1st place also came to the board. “Due to the nature of dance, everyone is committed to the competition and the competition only because they face the problem of enlisting in the military when they need to build up their skills,” said Lee (33), a dance major.
In the sports world, it is pointed out that it is a problem to give a Military service exemption only by the performance of one tournament. “I think we can offer military service to athletes who have received a lot of mileage according to their grades, including the Olympics, Asian Game, and the World Championships,” said Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council. “We will discuss it in public later,” he said. “I think it is a reward for many players who are hard and do their best to get rid of the hantangism by consistently jumping even if they are not the first place,” the Blue House petition board said.
The Military Manpower Administration is considering ways to form a task force to improve the Military service exception System or to provide external services.