Daegu Active Duty Enlistees to Report for Duty Starting from the 9th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] The active duty enlistment of residents in Cheongdo, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk, which had been temporarily suspended due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), will resume.

The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 5th, "The enlistment of active duty soldiers residing in Daegu and Cheongdo, which had been temporarily suspended recently, will resume from the 9th."

On the 21st of last month, the enlistment of 418 active duty soldiers with addresses in Daegu and Cheongdo, who were scheduled to enlist between February 24 and March 6, was temporarily postponed.

However, during the first two weeks of military training, enlistees from Daegu and Cheongdo will be preventively quarantined separately from enlistees from other regions. Daegu and Cheongdo enlistees will gather at a designated location in Daegu and have their health status checked. They are expected to undergo training at a temporary training center equipped with quarantine facilities.

They will be quarantined in small groups within rooms at the temporary training center, maintaining mutual distance. They will receive mainly indoor military education, and only those without symptoms after two weeks will move to the recruit training center to complete the remaining training. The Ministry of National Defense explained that they will contact each enlistee individually to confirm their willingness to enlist and will take measures to enable enlistment as quickly as possible within the training center's capacity. Enlistees from Daegu and Cheongdo may also postpone enlistment if they wish.

The Military Manpower Administration will extend the temporary suspension of nationwide military physical examinations, which had been suspended for two weeks from February 24 to March 6, for an additional two weeks until March 20.

The Military Manpower Administration stated, "Although military physical examinations are temporarily suspended, those who wish to enlist this year will be able to undergo examinations promptly," and added, "We will ensure there are no issues in fulfilling military service obligations."

The suspension of military physical examinations will be individually notified to the relevant conscripts via phone or other means. The Military Manpower Administration plans to separately schedule examination dates reflecting the conscripts' preferences once the examinations resume.

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