As of 2018, the mandatory military service period for able-bodied South Korean men in the Navy was 20 months. The service period was extended in some years in response to incidents that threatened national security.
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MND (South Korea). (January 15, 2019). Mandatory military service duration of the Navy in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126191/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-navy/
MND (South Korea). "Mandatory military service duration of the Navy in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months)." Chart. January 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126191/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-navy/
MND (South Korea). (2019). Mandatory military service duration of the Navy in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126191/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-navy/
MND (South Korea). "Mandatory Military Service Duration of The Navy in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126191/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-navy/
MND (South Korea), Mandatory military service duration of the Navy in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126191/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-navy/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Mandatory military service duration of the Navy in South Korea from 1953 to 2018 (in months) [Graph], MND (South Korea), January 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126191/south-korea-mandatory-service-duration-of-navy/