Teenagers in South Korea attend winter boot camps to toughen up
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Students attend a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Students carry a log while attending a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Students react while attending a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A student attending a winter military camp reacts during a training session in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Students lift a log during a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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South Korean elementary and middle school students shout slogans during a winter military camp for chidlren at Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean elementary and middle school students strech in a winter military camp for kids at the Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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South Korean elementary and middle school students stretch on the ground during a winter military camp for children at Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Students attend a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Students carry a log while attending a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Students react while attending a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A student attending a winter military camp reacts during a training session in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Students lift a log during a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul on Jan 3, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
South Korean elementary and middle school students shout slogans during a winter military camp for chidlren at Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean elementary and middle school students strech in a winter military camp for kids at the Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
South Korean elementary and middle school students stretch on the ground during a winter military camp for children at Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
SOUTH KOREA - Images from South Korea where hundreds of students, aged between 11 and 17, attend winter boot camp training courses every year.
The winter courses range from four to 14 days at the Blue Dragon Camp run by retired marines, which also offers summer boot camp for students, while 50 students took part in a four-day camp at Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan.
