[Yang Nak-gyu's Defence Club] Selection of Two Female Officers for Submarine Service

Final Selection for Those Who Obtain Certification with Non-Commissioned Officers

Starting next year, two female officers have been selected to serve on the Dosan Ahn Changho submarine. This marks the first time female personnel will be assigned to a submarine, breaking another 'forbidden zone' for women in the military.

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On the 8th, the Navy announced, "Two female officers have been selected to serve on the 3,000-ton Dosan Ahn Changho submarine, which was designed and built using Korea's independent technology," adding, "They will be assigned to the submarine after completing all crew training and obtaining crew certification."

The two selected female officers are captains from the Korea Naval Academy, and it is known that one of them completed commissioned training at the U.S. Naval Academy. Once the female officers are finally selected, Korea will become the 14th country in the world to open submarines to female personnel. The first navy to allow women on submarines was Norway in 1985, and ten years later, in 1995, it became the first country to appoint a female submarine commander. Currently, the number has increased to 13 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, and Japan.

The Navy also plans to complete the selection of female non-commissioned officers to serve on the Dosan Ahn Changho submarine by the end of this month. The selected female officers and NCOs will enter the 909 Training Squadron under the Submarine Command and receive related training until early next year. The Dosan Ahn Changho submarine is the first among the Navy's submarines to have crew living quarters divided into compartments in preparation for female personnel boarding.

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