Policy Allowing Cell Phone Use After Work to Expand to All Military Units Starting April

A new plan to be rolled out from July on following test procedures: soldiers to be permitted outings after completing work.

All soldiers will be allowed to use their cell phones after work as of April. On the 16th, an official from the Ministry of National Defense revealed the test operation that permitted participating units to use personal devices after work would be rolled out for all military, including land, naval, air, and marine forces, stating further whether or not to make official the practice will be determined in July following the three-month trial period.

Soldiers will be permitted to use their personal devices following completion of duties from 6 PM to 10 PM. On personal days, usage will be restricted to 7 AM to 10 PM. Cell phone use is limited only to areas that are not subject to security restrictions. Recording audio and/or video will also not be permitted.

Soldiers who connect their phones to their PC or laptop, save military documents to their devices, or communicate or post on SNS will be subject to punishment. Officials state, "To foster a culture of both autonomy and responsibility, and to ensure that violations are treated with the appropriate accountability, we will establish basic rules for the entire military."

In addition, a trial application to allow soldiers to go out after work will be rolled out to all units next month. Soldiers will be permitted to leave from 5:30 to 9:30, a period of 4 hours. Activities permitted to soldiers include group activities, visitation, self-improvement, personal concerns (such as hospital treatment), which will not interfere with millitary readiness.



[2017, -376] We're in the middle of a disarmament.
RE: [137, -68] Isn't it strange that other countries have already implemented this, but only our country has waited this long to do it too? And don't make the excuse that we're in the middle of war... Other countries at war still allow cell phone use.
RE: [17, -32] The comments from these old hannam [tr: a derogatory term for Korean men] include the same kind of boasting. They all start with, "Back in my day~"

[1363, -441] "Secure communications" has now become the code word for 1988. The most fundamental aspect of national defense is "security"... This is truly "Misfortune" Moon's government of cretins...
RE: [188, -27] (This comment) smells like... "old geezer"
RE: [116, -7] If soldiers using their cell phones is enough to compromise national security, we're already lost.
RE: [50, -3] The soldiers aren't the one selling military secrets! That always comes from the fat cats at the top.

[809, -168] Are you watching, Kim Jung Un? Our military is a complete mess! Disarmament + tearing down the ceasefire barbed-wire + reducing military service + spies among the defence minister... Moon Jei In (tr: Moon Jae In's name is written as "문재인," but the commenter here wrote it as "문죄인." "죄" means "crime" or "criminal act.")

[728, -163] Is this really the military?

[650, -113] Seems like "Misfortune" has really lost his mind. He's leaking all of our military secrets. It gives me goosebumps to think that someone who has been to the army is demolishing military discipline like this.
RE: [28, -4] But it's not just that he went to the army and is now doing this, is it? It that he's doing this while clearly knowing that allowing phones in the army will be poison.
RE: [80, -12] But if there are military secrets that soldiers should know, doesn't that mean that other countries already know them? Is it really military discipline that you're worried about? Or is it that when you were in the military, you guys didn't have that kind of stuff, so you're jealous?

[267, -26] The problem isn't security, it's soldiers fighting with their girlfriends and the increased chance of them going AWOL. Seems like soon we won't have helicopter parents smacking the cheeks of their kids' teachers, but rather the cheeks of their squadron leaders.