{"id":37827,"date":"2018-09-26T14:24:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T05:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=37827"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:22:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:22:37","slug":"soldiers-discharge-dates-postponed-for-inter-korean-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/soldiers-discharge-dates-postponed-for-inter-korean-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers\u2019 discharge dates postponed for inter-Korean summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37838\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37838\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/IMG_6751-2-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean soldiers in North Pyongan Province. Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK sources have reported that in preparation for the third South-North Korean summit, a special security directive was passed down that postponed the pending discharge of some soldiers who were approaching their discharge dates. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special deployments of leadership personnel have also occurred in the border regions near the DMZ and by the Sino-Korean border to strengthen security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGoing into September, all military personnel have had their terms of service extended and have been on high alert to ensure national security during North Korea\u2019s foundation holiday (September 9) and the South-North Korean summit,\u201d a source in North Hwanghae Province said on September 19. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From last month, North Korea has also launched a new crackdown on illegal activities in the border region and is restricting freedom of movement for its citizens. This is causing difficulties for those trying to import goods into North Korea from China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThose who were expecting discharge papers from the military in August have had their service extended by up to two months. After spending a grueling 10 years looking forward to getting out of the military, many are stuck in limbo waiting for the discharge orders to be issued,&#8221; a source in Kangwon Province said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the North Korean military was first established, regular conscripts were only required to serve seven years in the case of men and five for women. However, after the widespread famine in the mid 1990s, the terms were increased to thirteen years for men and later reduced to ten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The General Staff Department in North Korea is responsible for the recruitment and discharge of soldiers from the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also anticipated that there will be difficulties in providing transport for the discharged soldiers due to the postponement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the South Korea military, the North Korean military specifies set days where large groups of soldiers are discharged at the same time, creating a strain on the railway system and requiring significant resources to accomplish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAn order came down that under no circumstances were there to be any problems allowed to happen that would ruin the celebratory atmosphere of the summit meetings,&#8221; a source in South Hwanghae Province added. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In accordance with this directive, security forces were dispatched to the rail lines and roads, with special emphasis on stricter inspections while passing through checkpoints going towards the capitol.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after verifying one\u2019s movement pass and identification card, guards are now asking for additional information to verify each traveler&#8217;s destination and means of travel. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEven passengers that are taking a simple round-trip train ride between Pyongyang and Hyesan are having to deal with very rigorous additional travel restrictions, prompting merchants to delay their travel plans by several days rather than deal with the hassle of having to transport goods under these conditions,\u201d a source in Ryanggang Province said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>*Translated by Brian Boyle<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily NK sources have reported that in preparation for the third South-North Korean summit, a special security directive was passed down that postponed the pending discharge of some soldiers who were approaching their discharge dates. \u00a0 Special deployments of leadership personnel have also occurred in the border regions near the DMZ and by the Sino-Korean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":37838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - 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