The First Ever Remote Reserve Forces Training... Mobilization Training Canceled Due to COVID-19

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]'Online training' to replace the reservist mobilization training, which was completely canceled due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), will be implemented starting next week. This is the first time since the reservist system was introduced in 1968 that reservist mobilization training has been fully canceled and remote education implemented.

On the 12th, the Ministry of National Defense announced that from the 16th of this month until February 21st of next year, remote education for reservist training will be available only to those who wish to participate. Only reservists with 7 or more years of service who are subject to deferred training can take the remote education.

The remote education courses consist of four subjects: introduction to national defense, reservist service, protection against nuclear and chemical-biological warfare, and first aid, conducted over approximately 2 hours. Each individual is given the opportunity to attend for 3 days (1 weekday and 2 weekend days) and must complete the education within that period.

Reservists who complete the remote education will have 2 hours deducted from their training time next year. However, since the COVID-19 situation is ongoing, specific plans such as whether mobilization training will resume next year have not yet been announced.

Those interested can access the remote education website (www.yebi-edu.com) or search for 'Reservist Remote Education' in an internet search engine. After signing up and logging in, they can take the courses. The available dates for taking the courses vary depending on each individual's reservist service year and the last digit of their birthdate, so this must be checked in advance on the website.

The military authorities had originally planned to implement this year's reservist mobilization training starting in September but decided to fully cancel it due to the resurgence of COVID-19 and to autonomously conduct non-face-to-face remote education instead.

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