According to data submitted by the Military Manpower Administration on the 18th by Hwang Myeong-seon, a member of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, the number of people who failed to respond to the call-up increased from 2,342 in 2022 when mobilization training resumed after COVID-19 to 3,041 last year, an increase of about 30%.
The number of people subject to summons has steadily decreased, and the non-compliance rate has increased by about 65%, from 0.52% in 2022 to 0.86% as of the end of August.
As the Military Manpower Administration is collectively filing complaints against all those who fail to comply with mobilization training, the number of complaints and criminal punishments is also increasing.
In 2022, 1,407 people were fined, and last year, the number increased by about 34% to 1,890.
Rep. Hwang Myeong-seon said, “In the current situation where the size of active duty and reserve forces is decreasing due to population decline, if this trend continues, it may not be possible to properly gather the remaining reserve forces in times of emergency.” He added, “The Military Manpower Administration must urgently diagnose the cause of the increase in non-compliance after Corona and come up with ways to reduce the number of non-compliance.”
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