Human Rights Commission Recommends "No Difference in Hair Regulations Between Officers and Soldiers," Ministry of National Defense Rejects
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) recommended correcting the hair regulations that are applied differently between enlisted soldiers and officers, but the Ministry of National Defense did not accept the recommendation.
The NHRCK stated on the 4th that "the Ministry of National Defense announced that it would review the hair regulations over two years but did not explicitly express its intention to accept the recommendation," effectively judging that the recommendation was not accepted.
In December 2021, the NHRCK recommended the Minister of National Defense to correct the practice of applying different hair regulations between officers and enlisted soldiers in each branch of the military, stating that it constitutes discrimination without reasonable grounds.
In September of the same year, the NHRCK received a petition from Air Force enlisted soldiers claiming that allowing only sports-style haircuts for enlisted soldiers while permitting both officer standard and sports styles for officers was discriminatory.
During the investigation, the NHRCK recognized that the differential application of hair regulations between officers and enlisted soldiers was an issue not only in the Air Force but across all military branches, and conducted an ex officio investigation targeting the Ministry of National Defense and all branches.
The NHRCK's investigation confirmed that all branches, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, had hair regulations allowing officers to choose either sports-style or officer standard haircuts, while enforcing sports-style only for enlisted soldiers.
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The NHRCK pointed out, "The Ministry of National Defense repeatedly responded with 'under review' or 'undecided' without expressing an intention to accept the recommendation," and added, "As the Ministry's acceptance of the recommendation is delayed, petitions from enlisted soldiers complaining of human rights violations continue within the military."
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