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South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service (apnews.com)

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 61 points 1 week ago (5 children)

~~The headline leaves out some key details. It looks like he did this to avoid a promotion, specifically. Meaning that he was already enlisted, and gave up a lot of rights that a civilian would otherwise have. The article doesn't make it clear if the same sort of conviction could be applied to a civilian trying to dodge the draft.~~

EDIT: The article has been updated and no longer seems to refer to the person receiving a promotion, and it appears he was always a civilian.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago

More like a choice between essentially community service and actual military duties.

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