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That amounts to roughly 80% of the graduating class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The source attributed the high pass rate to improvements in the nutrition and physical development of graduating students compared to previous years, saying that the share of students failing the physical examination has dropped sharply as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">North Korea conducts physical examinations based on minimum height and weight thresholds: 148 centimeters and 43 kilograms for males, and 157 centimeters and 48 kilograms for females. In the past, falling short of those standards offered a practical way to avoid service. That escape route has largely closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">&#8220;Before, if you were physically weak you didn&#8217;t have to go,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;Now almost everyone passes. Parents are starting to say that having a healthy child is itself something to worry about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"><strong>Overseas deployment fears deepen parental resistance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Parents&#8217; reluctance to send children into the military goes beyond concern over the length of service. Soldiers are routinely drafted into state-directed construction projects where the risk of accidents is high, and more recently the prospect of overseas deployment has turned conscription into something parents equate with a direct threat to their children&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">&#8220;With so many families having only one child, what parent would want to send their child somewhere dangerous?&#8221; the source said. &#8220;Watching your child struggle in front of you is one thing. Not knowing where they are or how they&#8217;re doing is something else entirely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Female conscription is also expanding, adding a new layer of concern for parents of daughters. While North Korea has historically maintained a male-centered mandatory service system, conditions under the universal military service law have made it increasingly difficult for women who pass the physical examination to avoid induction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">&#8220;Whether female service is officially mandatory or not is beside the point,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;Once a woman&#8217;s name is on the list, induction follows. 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