Military Manpower Agency Chief Voices Regret over Asian Games Footballers' Gloating About Military Exemption
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Myeong-hun = On the 12th, Hong So-young, Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, [addressed] inappropriate remarks regarding the military service exemption system made by athletes participating in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games...
Military manpower agency chief voices regret over Asian Games footballers' gloating about military exemption
The head of South Korea's military manpower agency voiced regret Monday over South Korean footballers glorying in their exemption from mandatory military service following their win at the recent Asian Games. Military Manpower Administration (MMA) Commissioner Hong So-young made the remarks during a parliamentary audit, after some of the gold medalists gloated about their exemptions in media interviews and on social media, sparking strong public…
Hong So-young, Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, expressed her agreement with the plan to gradually reduce and eventually abolish the special military service exemption system for the arts and sports fields. During the parliamentary audit by the National Defense Committee held at the Military Manpower Administration headquarters in the Government Complex Daejeon on the 12th, Commissioner Hong stated, "I share the same opinion…
Military manpower agency chief voices regret over Asian Games footballers′ gloating about military exemption
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's military manpower agency voiced regret Monday over South Korean footballers glorying in their exemption from mandatory military service following their win at the recent Asian Games.Military Ma
Hong So-young, Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, stated on the 12th that she "feels deeply regretful and saddened as the Commissioner" regarding the inappropriate remarks and behavior made by some athletes participating in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games concerning the military service exemption system. Commissioner Hong made this statement in response to a related question from Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byung-joo duri…
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