Comments on: South Korea to Reduce Coastal Defense Personnel http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/11/south-korea-to-reduce-coastal-defense-personnel/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gerry http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/11/south-korea-to-reduce-coastal-defense-personnel/comment-page-1/#comment-374054 gerry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:26:11 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17642#comment-374054 I always worry over 'government plans' when they have more to do with political considerations than practicality. Add a large support contingent, supply, vehicle maint, fuel, engineers, transportation, to a headquarters, etc. etc. and you end up with outposts manned by 10 people per day (1 observer, a radio person, and security, three 8 hour shifts per day) and you end up with 50 outposts for two very long coastlines. A boon to local communities that would like a few more jobs, and some votes for re-election of the politician. I always worry over 'government plans' when they have more to do with political considerations than practicality.

Add a large support contingent, supply, vehicle maint, fuel, engineers, transportation, to a headquarters, etc. etc. and you end up with outposts manned by 10 people per day (1 observer, a radio person, and security, three 8 hour shifts per day) and you end up with 50 outposts for two very long coastlines.

A boon to local communities that would like a few more jobs, and some votes for re-election of the politician.

]]> By: Teadrinker http://rokdrop.com/2009/11/11/south-korea-to-reduce-coastal-defense-personnel/comment-page-1/#comment-373313 Teadrinker Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:45:52 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17642#comment-373313 I don't know about you, but I'd rather put my trust in career soldiers than conscripts. Besides, haven't they already started phasing out the guard posts, replacing them with infrared cameras? I don't know about you, but I'd rather put my trust in career soldiers than conscripts. Besides, haven't they already started phasing out the guard posts, replacing them with infrared cameras?

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