SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) – The defense ministry said Tuesday it is not considering conscripting women for the country’s mandatory military service after the issue received renewed attention in a campaign pledge ahead of the April general elections.
On Monday, the leader of the newly created Reformative Conservative Party, Lee Jun-seok, proposed having women serve in the military first if they want to apply for jobs as police officers or firefighter as a campaign pledge.
When asked about the possibility of female conscription, the ministry’s spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyou denied considering it.
How the fuck does military experience benefit a fire fighter?
Well, the whole “ability to preform in stressful and adverse conditions” comes quickly to mind.
Presumably they women will need to stay back and improve the country’s anaemic birth rate
