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Letter From Seoul
Where draft dodgers go to jail, just like in S'pore
To evade NS, S. Korean men gain or lose weight, fake mental disorders or get full body tattoos
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A South Korean military conscript waving to his family during an induction ceremony at an army training centre in Nonsan.
PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
SEOUL - Serve the army or go to jail.
I'm not talking about Singapore's compulsory national service (NS), but South Korea's.
