South Korea’s military shrinks by 20% as low birthrate hits recruitment

World’s lowest birthrate leaves Seoul 50,000 troops short of maintaining defence readiness, report warnsSouth Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in the past six years, largely due to a sharp drop in the population of men of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the world’s lowest birthrate, according to a report.The sharp decline in the pool of men available for military service is also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in operational difficulties, the defence ministry said in the report. Continue reading...

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