Ahn Hyeong-ju, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Proposes 'Military Service Distinguished Family Support Ordinance'

‘Ordinance Partially Amending the Ordinance for the Honor and Support of Military Service Distinguished Families,’ proposed by Ahn Hyeong-ju, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Council, has passed the relevant standing committee.

A military service distinguished family refers to a family in which three generations have all faithfully completed active military service and have been issued a Military Service Distinguished Family Certificate by the Military Manpower Administration. Nationwide, there are 11,912 such families (59,270 individuals), with 478 families (2,469 individuals) in Gwangju Metropolitan City and 53 families (246 individuals) in Seo-gu.

Seo-gu provides benefits such as discounts on usage fees, admission fees, tuition fees, and parking fees for facilities installed, operated, or entrusted within the district to military service distinguished families. However, the original ordinance limited the beneficiaries to those families residing in Seo-gu.

Through the amendment of the ordinance, the criterion limiting the beneficiaries to local residents was removed, thereby expanding the scope of beneficiaries to include all military service distinguished families nationwide, allowing them to enjoy discounts on usage fees and other benefits.

Councilor Ahn stated, “We will make further efforts to foster a social atmosphere that respects and honors families who have honorably fulfilled their military duties over three generations,” and added, “I hope that more local governments, not only Seo-gu, will join in to expand these benefits for practical support.”

Shin Dong-ho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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