Major Reshuffle of Lieutenant Generals... Non-KMA Officers Make Significant Advances
The South Korean military has carried out a sweeping personnel reshuffle, replacing two-thirds of its lieutenant generals. This move is seen as a renewal and cleanup of leadership in response to the December 3 Martial Law Incident, with non-Korea Military Academy graduates making significant advances by being appointed to key positions.
According to the Ministry of National Defense on November 14, a total of 20 officers were promoted from major general to lieutenant general this time: 14 from the Army, 3 from the Navy, and 3 from the Air Force. This is the largest number of promotions in the past decade.
In the Army, Han Kisung, Jung Yusu, Lee Sangryul, Lee Ilyong, Choi Sungjin, and Lee Imsu were promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as corps commanders. Park Sungje and Uh Changjun were also promoted to lieutenant general and assigned as Special Warfare Commander and Capital Defense Commander, respectively. Kwon Hyukdong and Kang Kwanbeom were promoted and appointed as Missile Strategy Commander and Training Commander, respectively. In addition, Park Chunsik was appointed as Logistics Commander, Choi Jangsik as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, Kang Hyunwoo as Chief of Operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Kim Jongmuk as Chief of Staff at the Ground Operations Command. In the Navy, Kwak Kwangseop, Park Kyubaek, and Kang Donggu were promoted and assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy, Superintendent of the Korea Naval Academy, and Chief of Strategic Planning at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, respectively. In the Air Force, Kwon Youngmin, Kim Junho, and Koo Sangmo were promoted and assigned as Training Commander, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Chief of Military Support at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, respectively.
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Lieutenant General Park Sungje, the third non-Korea Military Academy graduate in history, was appointed as Army Special Warfare Commander, a key position during the December 3 Martial Law Incident. Lieutenant General Han Kisung, an ROTC graduate, became the first to be appointed as the 1st Corps Commander. The ratio of Korea Military Academy graduates to non-graduates, which stood at 3.2 to 1 over the past five years, narrowed to 1.8 to 1 in this year's appointments.
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