Soldiers' New Year's Goal is 'Obtaining Certifications'

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The new year goal of soldiers was surveyed as 'obtaining certifications.'

According to the Defense Daily on the 19th, out of 744 soldiers surveyed from the 24th of last month to the 9th of this month through the 'January Military Chart' survey, 44.7% or 333 respondents answered this way.

In this survey conducted subjectively through the 'The Camp' app, soldiers wrote that they want to obtain certifications in language fields such as English, Japanese, and Chinese characters, as well as 'Senior Sports Instructor,' 'International Trade Specialist,' 'Licensed Real Estate Agent,' and 'Forklift Operator Certification.' In fact, soldiers also wrote new year resolutions such as 'I will obtain at least one certification during my military service before discharge,' and 'I will study hard during my free time after work to grow one step more than when I enlisted.'

Following that, answers such as physical training (36.6%·272 people) and weight loss (7.4%·55 people) were also given. In particular, many soldiers said they plan to take so-called 'body profile' photos by having their transformed bodies after weight loss professionally photographed in a studio. Besides these, soldiers chose 'saving money,' 'business planning,' 'writing a diary,' and 'career planning after discharge' as their new year goals.

In this survey, for the question 'the gift you want to buy for your parents with your first salary this year,' 15.1% of all respondents, 112 people, most frequently chose 'home appliances and electronic devices' such as smartphones and massagers. The second place was cash (13.9%·104 people), and family meals and clothing each ranked joint third with 13.5% (100 people).

The results of this survey will also be introduced through the Defense Daily newspaper pages, online homepage articles, SNS card news, and YouTube video content.

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