» by GI Korea February 7th, 2012 at 11:38 pm » Comments (4)

This seems like an unenforceable regulation, what is the ROK military going to do, have smartphone inspections every week?: Troops from two South Korean army units stationed near the North Korea ...more »

» by GI Korea February 1st, 2012 at 1:08 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="New male cadets attend a ceremony at the Armed Forces Nursing Academy in the central city of Daejeon on Jan. 30, 2012, to officially join the ...more »

» by GI Korea January 27th, 2012 at 1:04 pm » Comments (6)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="ROK Army conduct river crossing training on the Namhanggang River near Yeoju."][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »

» by GI Korea January 16th, 2012 at 5:12 pm » Comments (4)

South Korea has its first female Navy commanders: Korea's Navy has appointed its first two female officers to command fast attack craft, as it looks to expand female presence on vessels ...more »

» by GI Korea January 4th, 2012 at 10:28 pm » Comments (11)

I don't think I want to know why people who can't get an erection were not allowed to serve in the ROK Army: The government will ease physical qualifications for mandatory ...more »

» by GI Korea December 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 am » Comments (17)

It seems like someone didn't do the proper shipping paperwork to transport these PATRIOT missiles to South Korea from Germany: A shipment of 69 surface-to-air missiles impounded by Finnish authorities was ...more »

» by GI Korea December 7th, 2011 at 10:11 pm » Comments (8)

Here is a STRATFOR situation report that says that the US is against lifting its South Korea missile ban because of fears of angering China: Washington opposes revising the guidelines that ...more »

» 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 »

» by GI Korea November 29th, 2011 at 8:47 am » Comments (32)

It will be interesting to see if the ROK military will continue to train rigorously to deter North Korean naval aggression after a change in government next year that will ...more »

» by GI Korea November 23rd, 2011 at 9:44 pm » Comments (7)

Via a reader tip comes this great video of an interview with the outgoing Commanding General of the ROK Army's 27th Infantry Division Maj. Gen. In-Bum Chun.  The interview is ...more »