Posts Tagged With: ROK Army

ROK Army Bans Pro-North Korean & Anti-Lee Phone Apps

» by GI Korea February 7th, 2012 at 11:38 pm » Comments (3)

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 »

Picture of the Day: River Crossing

» 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 »

Picture of the Day: ROK Army Cold Weather Training

» by GI Korea January 10th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (16)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="345" caption="Soldiers of the Army "Skeleton" unit who guard the front lines engage in physical training on Friday on base in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province."][/caption] Anyone got any good ...more »

The Impotent & Sterile Can Now Serve In the ROK Army

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

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 »

Picture of the Day: First Day of ROK Army Boot Camp

» by GI Korea January 4th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (14)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="A group of new conscripts is assembled at a boot camp in the city of Nonsan, 213 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 2, 2012 as ...more »

Korean General Explains Why Every American Needs to Watch Spiderman

» 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 »

Picture of the Day: Farewell

» by GI Korea November 17th, 2011 at 1:08 pm » Comments (13)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Capt. Heo Geol kisses his daughter goodbye during a ceremony in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 17, 2011, to send a 350-strong contingent to Afghanistan. ...more »

Concerns About Korean Military Health Care

» by GI Korea May 18th, 2011 at 2:53 am » Comments (28)

I never had any the ROK Army personnel I have worked with over the years complain about their health care but apparently there has been some recent issues with Korean ...more »

ROK Army Deploys New MLRS On Yellow Sea Islands

» by GI Korea April 25th, 2011 at 6:23 pm » Comments (13)

If the North Koreans are in fact preparing for another provocation it appears that the ROK Army is at least ready to respond to it out on the Yellow Sea ...more »

US Soldiers Will Not Fall Under the Command of A Korean General

» by GI Korea April 1st, 2011 at 6:14 am » Comments (8)

I was highly skeptical of this article when I first read it: Seoul and Washington have agreed that the chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff will command ...more »