Will the Military Parade for Armed Forces Day Be Held Next Year?

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The Ministry of National Defense plans to hold a large-scale military parade and street parade on Armed Forces Day next year. The last time a military parade was held on Armed Forces Day was in 2013, the first year of the Park Geun-hye administration, making it the first parade in nine years if held again.

According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 16th, the budget for the 74th Armed Forces Day event next year has been set at 7.985 billion won. This amount is less than the 9.19 billion won spent on the 2013 military parade and street parade.

The Ministry of National Defense revised the unit management regulations in 2019, changing the timing of the Armed Forces Day military parade from a five-year cycle to the first year of the commander-in-chief's term.

However, the scale of the Armed Forces Day event may change depending on the new government's policies. The military had planned a large-scale event for the 70th anniversary in 2018 according to the five-year cycle, but considering inter-Korean relations and other factors, the parade was omitted and the event was held in a simplified manner.

Under the Moon Jae-in administration, four Armed Forces Day events have been held. In 2017 (69th anniversary), it was held at Pyeongtaek 2nd Fleet; in 2018 (70th anniversary), at the War Memorial of Korea; in 2019 (71st anniversary), at Daegu Air Base; last year (72nd anniversary), at the Army Special Warfare Command; and this year (73rd anniversary), at the Marine Corps 1st Division. Locations representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force were selected to conduct events tailored to each branch's characteristics.

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