Unified Party's Lee Dal-gon Proposes Including Entire Military Service Period in National Pension Calculation

Rep. Lee: "Additional Discussion on Compensation Measures for Income Activity Restrictions Due to Military Service"

Assemblyman Idal-gon of the Future United Party. (Photo by Idal-gon)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Lee Dal-gon, a member of the Future United Party (Changwon Jinhae), announced on the 2nd that he has taken the lead in proposing the "National Pension Act" to raise social awareness of the importance of national military service and to compensate for restrictions on personal income activities caused by military service.

The proposal was made on the 31st of last month, and Article 18 of the National Pension Act has been criticized for recognizing only 6 months of the national pension subscription period during military service, thus limiting the inclusion period.

According to Representative Lee, considering the purpose of the "credit system," which additionally recognizes the national pension subscription period as compensation for socially valuable acts, it is unreasonable to recognize only 6 months of the military service period as the inclusion period.

The partial amendment bill of the National Pension Act, led by Representative Lee, revises the inclusion period of the military service credit system from the current 6 months to include the entire period of military service performed under the Military Service Act. This aims to sufficiently guarantee pension benefits for those who have served in the military.

Additionally, the amendment allows those who were discharged early due to injury or illness and served less than 6 months to have their actual service period counted as part of the national pension subscription period.

Representative Lee emphasized, "Public pensions in countries such as Germany operate a credit system that recognizes subscription periods without separate premium payments as compensation for income loss and reduction during the period of performing public duties," and added, "Through discussions on this amendment, the overall purpose of the military service credit system should be reexamined, and additional compensation measures for restrictions on income activities caused by military service should also be discussed."

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