Tag: soldiers
N. Korean military exempts certain soldiers from participating in summer exercises
The North Korean military's General Staff Department (GSD) recently issued a special order to frontline corps that exempts units engaged in various military business...
N. Korean military service periods vary from five years to a...
Soldiers serve in the North Korean military anywhere from five to 13 years, depending on their gender and the type of unit they serve...
N. Korean military to be mobilized in May and June for...
North Korea's General Staff Department recently issued an order to the entire Korean People's Army (KPA) designating May and June as general mobilization periods,...
N. Korea orders people to record their military support activities in...
North Korea recently issued a nationwide order calling on people to demonstrate the “good practice of providing support to the military,” Daily NK has...
N. Korean border guard in Samjiyon deserts unit due to starvation
A starving border guard recently deserted his unit in Samjiyon, Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.
“Recently, a border guard unit in Samjiyon was put...
CIA World Factbook: North Korean men must serve up to 10...
A recently updated version of the US Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook now says that North Korean men must serve up to 10 years...
Kim Jong Un orders military to take lead in farmwork, reforestation...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered the Korean People’s Army (KPA) to take the initiative in farmwork and reforestation this year, Daily...
N. Korean soldier’s toes amputated after severe case of frostbite
A soldier with the 43rd Brigade, a military unit based in Yanggang Province's Samjiyon city, recently had his toes amputated due to severe frostbite...
N. Korean military replaces karoke machines in celebration of two important...
The North Korean military's General Political Bureau is currently replacing the karaoke machines in use across the entire military with newer models, Daily NK...
N. Korea prepares large-scale military parade amid freezing cold weather
North Korean authorities are preparing a large-scale military parade despite cold weather with temperatures of 10 below zero.
According to a Daily NK source in...
