Medical checkups for draftees
Kim Jong-cheol (R), chief of the Military Manpower Administration, shakes hands with an aspiring soldier, judged eligible for conscription after a medical checkup, at an office of the administration in Seoul on Jan. 13, 2025, part of the year's first batch of applicants evaluated by the office. All able-bodied South Korean males are required to serve roughly 18 months in the military. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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