In South Korea, all able-bodied men must serve in the military for 18-21 months, but individuals with health issues can instead carry out their duties at non-military facilities such as welfare centers and community service centers. If their problems are ...

A South Korean man hoping to avoid mandatory military service has been convicted after deliberately trying to gain so much weight it would make him ineligible.

A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service.