Medical checkups for draftees
An aspiring soldier views a message on a monitor saying he is judged eligible for conscription after a medical checkup at an office of the Military Manpower Administration in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2026, part of the year's first batch of applicants evaluated by the office. All able-bodied South Korean males are required to serve roughly 18 months in the military. (Yonhap)
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