Obligation of military service in Korea Korean have four kind of obligations. The one of them is military service. The men over 20 years must enlist in an army for 2 years. It's very difficult to a

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Obligation of military service in Korea Korean have four kind of obligations. The one of them is military service. The men over 20 years must enlist in an army for 2 years. It's very difficult to adapt themselves to be a soldier. All my friends were discharged from the military service. They were about to enlist in the army, they were arduous. Sometimes, they rang me in the army and made an appeal. I don't know correctly how difficult it was. Because I've never been going on the army. The men that have specific circumstances don't have to enlist the army. They go to an army recruit training center only a month and be discharged from the military service as a private. Instead of be a soldier, they must work for a goverment office for 2 years. For example, there're a metro, a fire station, a down-block office, etc. In my case, I have to work in an elementary school and I'm finishing working next month. I don't know an article and a preposition. It's very very confusing... Thanks for reading!

Apr 18, 2015 3:40 AM

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Obligation of Mandatory (Obligatory) military service in Korea

Koreans (Korean citizens) (Korean men) have four kind of obligations.
The one of them is military service.
The All men over 20 years old must enlist and serve in an the army for 2 years.
It's very difficult for them to adapt themselves to being a soldier.
By now all my friends were have been discharged from the military service.
Back when they were about to enlist in the army, they were arduous. -?*
Sometimes, they rang me in from the army and made an appeal complained. -?**
I don't know correctly how difficult it was.
Because I've never been going on served in the army.
The Some men that have under some specific circumstances don't have to enlist in (into) the army.
They go to attend an army recruitment and training center only for a month and be then they are discharged from the military service as with the rank of a private.
Instead of being a soldier, they must work for a goverment office for 2 years.
For example, there're a metro, a or fire stations, a down-block offices, etc.
In my case, I have to work in an elementary school and I'm finishing working my work here next month.

I don't know an articles and a prepositions.
It's very very confusing... ***
Thanks for reading!

* "about to enlist" means they had not enlisted yet at that point - it was before they started serving in the milirtary. Therefore, I am not sure what kind of emotion/condition you are trying to describe: eager? worried? anxious? scared?

** Did they ask for something? Did they share stories of how difficult it was?

*** How very true! Even native speakers have difficulties with them sometimes :)

Good luck with your work! I am now curious what are the other 3 obligations :)

April 18, 2015

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