ROK “Vision 2030” Kicks off with Reduced Military Service
by Richardson ~ February 5th, 2007. Filed under: Asides.From the Dong-a Ilbo: “The government announced the “Vision 2030: A Campaign to Have People Start Working Two Years Earlier and Retire Five Years Later” … The new plan will reduce the army`s two-year service term to 18 months, with the length for the navy and the air force to be cut to 20 months and 21 months, respectively, starting in 2014.” … To make up for the cutback, the government will hire around 2,000 professional soldiers… and increase the number to 40,000 by 2020.
