Troop Reduction... Three Division Recruit Training Battalions to Disappear

From Next Year, Basic Training Ends at 1st, 9th, and 25th Divisions
Army Nonsan Training Center Expected to See Increased Intake

The recruit training units of three frontline army divisions are disappearing due to a decrease in manpower resources.

The Army announced on the 5th that from next year, the recruit training battalions of the 1st, 9th, and 25th Divisions, which are frontline divisions on the western front, will have their missions terminated.

The Army explained, "We have been designing the future Army manpower structure in consideration of the decrease in military service resources and advanced science and technology as part of military structural innovation." It added, "As part of this, in the Army policy meeting last October, we conducted in-depth discussions and reviews on the 'operation plan for recruit training units,' and from next year, we plan to sequentially terminate the missions of field recruit training battalions or disband the units."

Following the 1st, 9th, and 25th Divisions, there is a possibility that additional frontline division recruit training battalions will disappear. Army recruit training is conducted at division training battalions and the Nonsan Army Training Center. If the number of division training battalions decreases, the proportion of trainees entering the Nonsan Army Training Center is expected to increase.

The Army added, "The future recruit training battalion operation plan has been reflected in Defense Innovation 4.0, and we will proceed meticulously considering unit missions, facility improvement projects, and budgets."

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