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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4THE Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea (Hangeul: ROK Armed Forces ; Hanja: Korean National Army ) are the military forces of South Korea. They are responsible for the maintenance of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, but are often engaged in wars abroad as well as in humanitarian and rescue operations to the victims at the national level.          (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4 South Korean soldier having his shoes repaired in the middle of the ruins during the Korean War in October 1950.    Heirs of the Liberation Army of Korea, the South Korean armed forces were created in 1948 following the partition of Korea from a gendarmerie force of 25,000 men created by the military government of the army army United States in Korea. Supported by the United States, they actively participated in the Korean War between 1950 and 1953 against the communist powers (USSR, China and North Korea) as part of the Cold War. More than 325,000 men were also deployed in the South Vi\u00eat Nam during the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1973 in order to fight against Viet Cong. Considered very effective in this conflict, she loses around 5,100 men there. The Pentagon negotiated several secret agreements: the American authorities illegally paid $ 1.7 billion to obtain the participation of South Korea in the war. Between the 1950s and 1970s, South Korea received seven times more external military aid than the North [ 2 ] . 65% of soldiers were exposed to the “orange agent”, this chemical substance, extremely toxic, massively poured by American forces in Vietnam.        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The troops were also responsible for many abuses against the civilian population, including massacres and rapes. The massacre of Binh Hoa (South Vietnam) during which 430 civilians-including 166 children-are killed, is emblematic. In total, around 8,000 Vietnamese civilians were executed by the South Korean army during the war [ 3 ] , [ 4 ] . The South Korean government will always refuse to recognize the existence of these abuses. The military archives have never been opened to historians and no investigation by the government has been conducted [ 3 ] , [ 4 ] . The South Korean army has participated in numerous missions under the UN mandate, notably in Somalia and Western Sahara. In 2003, a member of the coalition, it was involved in the Iraq war in a reconstruction mission, during which it sent a total of 20,000 men as part of the military coalition in Iraq until December 2008. South Korean forces co-organize several maneuvers with American forces, including the exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian [ 5 ] . The South Korean army is divided into 4 branches, the commanders of which constitute the committee of joint staff chiefs: In the 2010s, these are one of the most important armies in the world in terms of workforce, they are nevertheless decreasing: 655,000 active staff and 4,500,000 reservists, or potential 5,155,000 soldiers in 2013 [ 6 ] . The number of assets reaches 625,000 in 2016 [ first ] , 618,000 in 2018 [Ref. necessary] , 522,000 planned in 2022 following, among other things, to the demographic evolution of the country [ 7 ] . Conscription [ modifier | Modifier and code ] Conscription is still in force. South Koreans aged 18 to 28 must serve two years in the army. Nearly 20,000 conscience objectors have been imprisoned, and sometimes tortured [ 8 ] , since the signing of the 1953 armistice which ended the Korean War [ 9 ] . The refusal to serve also prevents being recruited by an administration or by a large company, the military file being required [ 8 ] . Repression of homosexuality [ modifier | Modifier and code ] Homosexual relations constitute a criminal offense in the military code, giving rise to a maximum sentence of two years in prison, whether they are granted or not, and take place or not in the units of the army army [ ten ] . 29.5 billion US dollars [How much ?] In 2010, or 2.62% of PNB [Ref. necessary] . Le Blub Attein 38 842,1 Milliards The Wons A 2016 [ first ] . 1,453 soldiers were a total of the country in 2012 outside the country [ 11 ] . \u2191 A B C and D ‘ Defense White Paper 2016 \u00bb  [PDF] , December 2016  \u2191 Alain Bouc, Dragies of the Park dictatorship , Way of seeing, December 2018 , p. 20-22  \u2191 a et b ‘ Vietnam War: South Koreans accused of violence on civilians \u00bb , on RFI , May 22, 2015  \u2191 a et b ‘ Vietnam-Kor\u00e9e. The endless war of memories \u00bb , on Humanity , February 5, 2017  \u2191 ‘ Ulchi Freedom Guardian, the exercise that exasperates Pyongyang – Aircraftslegendaires.net \u00bb , on Avionslegendaires.net , August 22, 2017 (consulted the October 14, 2020 ) .  \u2191 Forces report on the Korean Peninsula On Ria Novosti, citing the report The Military Balance 2012 of the IISS of London.  \u2191 (in)  ‘ Korea progression -Seoul adapts to threats from the North \u00bb  [PDF] , on Jane’s Information Group , 2014 (consulted the April 17, 2019 ) .  \u2191 a et b ‘ In South Korea, conscientious objection remains a sensitive subject in a country still officially at war \u00bb, The Monde.fr , first is February 2023 ( read online )  \u2191 ‘ South Korea recognizes the rights of conscience objectors \u00bb, The Monde.fr , June 30, 2018 ( read online )  \u2191 ‘ South Korea Military Is Accused of Cracking Down on Gay Soldiers \u00bb, The New York Times , April 26, 2017 ( read online )  \u2191 (That’s)  ‘ It is the status of overseas dispatch of ROK military (as of December 14, 2012) \u00bb  (consulted the April 17, 2013 )  external links [ modifier | Modifier and code ]        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/all2en\/wiki32\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/all2en\/wiki32\/armed-forces-of-the-republic-of-korea-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea – Wikipedia"}}]}]