A South Korean man was given a one-year suspended sentence for evading military service. He was found guilty of intentionally putting on weight to get out of a combat role. This is just the latest ...

SEOUL, South Korea (WKRC) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for deliberately gaining weight to avoid mandatory military service, according to local media reports. The South Korean man, ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean man hoping to avoid mandatory military service has been convicted after trying to eat his ...

Soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate South Korea's 75th Armed Forces Day in Seoul on September 26, 2023. A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the ...

Exemption loopholes in military conscription requirements were taken to heart — and midsection — when one man intentionally put on more than 44 pounds. (Mike Morones/Staff) South Korean men between ...