Gov`t to cut alternative military service slots, BTS not getting exemption
(WorldNews South Korea)

Lee Nam-woo, head of the Office of Personnel and Welfare at the Ministry of National Defense, speaks Thursday during a joint press briefing with other ministries on the government`s plan to reduce the number of slots for alternative military service between 2022 and 2026, at the government complex in Seoul. Yonhap By Jung Da-min The government has announced plans to reduce the number of slots for alternative military service by about 1,300 between 2022 and 2026, in an effort to respond to the demographic cliff the country faces. The Ministry of National Defense announced the plan Thursday, holding a press conference at...