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Monthly Archives: December 2011
New Welfare Policies In South Korea Leading To Budget Tightening
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2011 at 11:42 pm » Comments (2)
Well South Korea is finding out that increasing welfare means you have less money for other stuff: As the central government of Korea has scrambled to implement new welfare policies, local ...more »South Korea To Increase Fines Against Illegal Chinese Fishing Boats
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2011 at 5:27 pm » Comments (10)
Here is an update on Seoul's efforts to combat the illegal Chinese fishing boats that continue to violate Korea's territorial waters and assault their Coast Guard personnel: The owners of foreign ...more »Picture of the Day: 302nd BSB Receives Recognition from Dongducheon Mayor
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="608" caption="302nd BSB received a commendatory citation from Gyeong-gi Province at Dongducheon City Hall 1 December. Mayor Oh presented the citation and medal to Lt. Col. Anthony ...more »South Korea Continues Efforts To Change Missile Treaty With US
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2011 at 8:22 am » Comments (13)
South Korea is continuing their efforts to renegotiate a treaty with the US that limits their ballistic missile capabilities: Korea is pushing to revise a bilateral pact with the United States ...more »US Court of Appeals Reviewing Questionable Military Rape Cases
» by GI Korea December 5th, 2011 at 3:03 am » Comments (2)
Via a reader tip from the Open Thread comes this article that shows how the US Court of Appeals has decided to get involved in cases involving male military servicemembers ...more »Picture of the Day: Visiting Jacob’s Orphanage
» by GI Korea December 4th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division's 4-2 Attack Battalion visit children at Jacob's Orphanage. You can view more pictures here. more »ROK Drop Open Thread – December 4, 2011
» by GI Korea December 4th, 2011 at 3:53 am » Comments (30)
Please leave anything you would like to discuss in the comments section. Also note that there is now a new way to stay up date on all the latest news and ...more »Military Spouses Face High Unemployment
» by GI Korea December 3rd, 2011 at 7:06 pm » Comments (8)
Here is an article about the unemployment rate of military spouses: Think a 12 percent unemployment rate for recently separated veterans is bad? Officials from the Pentagon’s office of Military and ...more »Christmas Tree Lighting Schedule for USFK Installations
» by GI Korea December 3rd, 2011 at 2:41 pm » Comments (0)
Here is the Christmas Tree lighting schedule for USFK installations for those who are interested: 2ID Christmas Treee Lighting - All ceremonies (except Stanley) will include Carols, Refreshments and pictures with ...more »Picture of the Day: Former Comfort Woman Remembered
» by GI Korea December 3rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (6)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="437" caption="Actor Kwon Hae-hyo carries a picture of Roh Soo-bok, a former sexual slave for Japanese soldiers during World War II, as other former "comfort women" and ...more »
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