Soccer gold medal Son Heung-min and baseball gold medal Oh Ji-hwan will not join the military. BTS, the top Billboard, is said to be why. The government and the National Assembly have come forward. “Whether the “baseball gold medal” is also Gaya to the military or “BTS is not Gaya to the military” is the answer to the mixed arguments.
Jakarta 2018 - The heat of the Palembang Asian Games has shifted to the 'Military service exclusion' controversy. Two days after the tournament closed, the Blue House petition bulletin and various news comments are hot on the Military service exclusion issue until the 4th.
The direction is mixed with the abolition and expansion of the Military service exception system. There are arguments to eliminate the discriminatory system itself and suggestions to expand the Military service exception for other popular culture artists such as BTS.
“The national prestige is a patent for the Soviet Union era that destroyed democracy,” said a petitioner at the Blue House petition board. “The national prestige is not done by athletes, but by exporters who work day and night in small and medium-sized enterprises and work hard and faithfully.” “When Korea’s trade came to the 11th place in the world, it became a national prestige,” he said. “Military service exemption was carried out during the days when reserve enlisted, but now it is time to find a way to send troops.”
On the other hand, another petitioner said, "If Korean competent players are naturalized overseas due to lack of support and power, who will compete for the country if they eliminate the Military service exception." He insisted that they should maintain military service benefits for the players who have achieved their national prestige with their sincere efforts. “For a large-paid player like Son Heung-min, it would be less deprivation if the country returned some of the revenues it received during the military exemption period and used them to benefit soldiers,” one petitioner suggested.
In addition, various opinions were presented, such as the introduction of a cumulative score system (mileage) and the conversion of the recruitment system for major tournaments. Although each claim is different, the starting point of all petitions is to secure the equality of military service. The company that calls for the abolition of the Military service exception emphasizes that for equality with military service providers, the company that expands the Military service exception should align its equity with other field contributors.
Even if the government concludes, Chatter is expected to continue until social consensus is formed. A comment from a netizen in the Military service exception article resonates with the irresponsibility of the government, which has been putting its hands on the issue. A user of the Naver ID (ufo0***) said, "Our country has said that the duty of defense is sacred. “The state itself is not sacred, it is painful, and it is acknowledging that individuals are forced to sacrifice,” he said.
4 Dismissal and expansion, common essence is 'equity of military service'