Seoul, Nov 26, 2024 (AFP) - S. Korean puts on 20 kg in bid to eat his way out of draft

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2024-11-26

A South Korean man was handed a suspended prison sentence for intentionally gaining weight in a bid to avoid bootcamp and other strenuous activities in military service, a Seoul court told AFP Tuesday. All South Korean men under the age of 30 must perform around two years of military service, mainly because the country remains technically at war with nuclear-armed North Korea. While all able-bodied men must serve in the military, people with hea......

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