Three-Week Delay in Selection Process for Army, Navy, and Air Force Academies

On the 27th, graduates are cheering at the '75th Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony' held at the Korea Military Academy in Nowon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu]The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 6th that it will postpone the selection schedule for cadets of the Army, Navy, Air Force Academies, and the Armed Forces Nursing Academy for the 2021 academic year by three weeks, depending on the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This measure was taken in consideration of the revised college entrance schedule following the Ministry of Education's announcement in March to postpone the College Scholastic Ability Test by two weeks, as well as the online opening of high schools and the final exam schedules.

Accordingly, the application period for cadet selection has been postponed from the original June 19?29 to July 10?20. The first exam date has been delayed from July 25 to August 15.

The period for checking the first exam results is from August 21 to 25, and the announcement of the first exam passers will be on September 1. The second exam and final acceptance announcements will proceed according to each academy's schedule. Detailed information can be found on the websites of each academy.

The Ministry of National Defense stated, "The Ministry and each academy will promote convenience for examinees by postponing the selection schedule by three weeks, while selecting competent talents who will dedicate themselves to the nation and military through fair and strict exam management."

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