People are fleeing

Because of conscription (mandatory military) families are literally fleeing the country of South Korea. Some made it to North Korea only to be taken into prison and many others have made it to China and very many even made it to the United States which is very surprising. All to avoid the mandatory military forced on their young sons.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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This case that I am studying in South Korea has much to do with human geography but not really with physical or enviornmental issues. South Korea has only had mandatory military service in the country since 2004 becuase of tensions with North Korea. This influenced countries like Lebanon, Malaysia, and Mexico to demand military service for men ages 18 and over. It hurts us in America too. If we have young male students in South Korea, they have to enlist too. According to the South Korean Census register, a citizen is anyone who fills out a census.




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  1. MatthewLeeApril 30, 2010 at 11:15 AM

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  2. MatthewLeeApril 30, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    This is different from the U.S. Military because America men are not forced to join the military. Instead they have the choice to enroll into the military if they would like to. I think that automatically being enrolled into the military is a good thing because there will be a lot of men in the army but it is also a bad thing because many men may loose their lives if a war begins.

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