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| 79% of Korean teens would serve in time of crisis |
| 2004-06-07 |
| Four out of every five Korean teenagers are willing to help out their country, should their country be struck with a crisis, according to a new survey. Seems about the right number. I think that if the same question were asked of US teens, the results would be similar. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs polled 4,000 teenagers on Memorial Day and found that almost 79 percent are willing to take part in services to rescue their country out a crisis. The survey also showed 69 percent of the respondents believed there is a possibility of war on the peninsula, and nearly 77 percent answered they are proud to be Korean. When asked which country they feel most familiar with, North Korea topped the list with 26 percent followed by the U.S., Japan, and China. Time to let them stand on their own two feet. |
| Posted by:RWV |
| #7 Font humor, can't get enough of it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-07 8:53:46 PM |
| #6 #2. Get it? Number 2! ...we can provide arial support for any hostilities that spill outside the country. I think Helvetica support would be much nicer! A5159 |
| Posted by: Anonymous5159 2004-06-07 8:52:19 PM |
| #5 Jim K, South Korea, like Switzerland, requires every able-bodied man to serve at least 26 months in the 650,000-strong military before turning 30. Afterwards, they continue in the reserves. The reserve forces include mobilization reserve forces for each of the armed services and the Homeland Reserve Force, a paramilitary organization responsible for community and regional defense. The period of service is limited to between six and eight years, depending on the individual's age at conscription. In 1990 there were 1,240,000 men in the reserves: 1,100,000 in the army; 60,000 in the marines; 55,000 in the air force; and 25,000 in the navy. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-06-07 3:09:36 PM |
| #4 "Here...carry this spear." |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-06-07 1:18:10 PM |
| #3 the majority of Seoul's population, willing or not, will serve as artillery casualties should war break out |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-07 12:31:53 PM |
| #2 serve in what capacity? south korea is a prosperous country - we do not need to defend them anymore....let their young men and women spill their blood in case of war...we can provide arial support for any hostilities that spill outside the country. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-06-07 11:57:32 AM |
| #1 Willingness to serve and the training necessary to serve are two different things. And, when push comes to shove a lot of willingness can disappear quickly. |
| Posted by: Jim K 2004-06-07 11:43:25 AM |