Soldier From South Korea's Frontline Desertes, Missing for a Year
원본 (Korean)
Translation + Context
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"Going on vacation to my house in America..." Desertion abroad - 'Helpless'
Last year, one soldier deserted from an Army unit in Gangwon Province
News tip: 'Desertion abroad' - 'Helpless'
"I'm going to America and coming back" - Left the country... whereabouts unknown for a year
News tip: 'Desertion abroad' - 'Helpless'
"I'm not good at Korean... difficult adapting to the unit" | Deserting soldier's unit official
'Desertion abroad' - 'Helpless'
Attorney Lee Hong-seung: "Forcibly securing recruits abroad cannot be executed immediately by domestic investigative agencies like it is domestically, and outside domestic jurisdiction, Q. KBS tip: There are limits to exercising coercive power..." 'Desertion abroad' - 'Helpless' Recent 8-year status of soldiers deserting abroad Source: Ministry of Defense Recruits secured X Apprehended entirely at domestic airports/airplanes
'Desertion abroad' - 'Helpless'
Able to leave the country
Dual Korean-American soldier takes military leave
Claims he's heading to his house in the U.S., leaves the country, and vanishes without a trace
Now a year in and the military still has no idea where he is
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14 comments
Guy's like 'wow I can actually skip military service' and dips to the States, then gets hit with that existential dread lmaooo
Just revoke his Korean citizenship like they did with Steve Yoo, problem solved?
I wouldn't come back either lol what a shitty country, and he's got US citizenship too
Bet that was the plan all along lmaooo he probably went thinking 'let me experience Korean military as a Korean' then was like nah 'let me bounce' lol either way he's not coming back so whatever lmaooo
But if he shows up later isn't he basically a criminal now lmaooooo even after 38 or 39 years?
Plus he's military personnel so military court lmaooo
Just do what they did with Steve Yoo—freeze his assets and grab him at the airport when he inevitably comes back. No point wasting effort.
Brought in as the country's son, injured he's your son, dies and suddenly nobody knows who he is?
All that half-baked patriotism trying out Korean military and now he got that reality check.
Can't find him anywhere (probably scratching his balls watching Netflix at his US house)
Just stay American lol why even enlist if you're not gonna enlist properly
At least he went through with enlisting... he must've had big conviction coming here but had a hard time adjusting to base life. Coming back after living overseas is probably rough on him. I think it's actually pretty sad.
A whole year? 😳 That's either the best escape plan ever or the worst timing of his life, honestly.
Could've just renounced his Korean citizenship but now he's screwed for life lmaooo
Doesn't he have to renounce his US citizenship when enlisting? Now he's stateless lol
nah this is actually insane, south korea's dmz is literally one of the most heavily guarded borders in the world. how does someone even pull that off
respect the commitment to peace but also... dude really said 'i'm out' and meant it lmao
This is wild but also makes you think about what conditions must be like for someone to risk everything like that. hope he's safe wherever he is