Generally, the S. Koreans are very passionate about peace but they also know that a strong military is the only thing that can maintain peace in the peninsula.
Also, you should note that South Korea is one of the countries that are working on the next generation assault rifle(not sure what they are called and whether they finished it or not) and currently working on improvements of personal equipments. You can't say that a nation that currently developed the most advanced mbt and built Aegis cruiser on their own don't want to spend money on high tech weapons. South Korean Military is actually geared with some of the most high-tech weapons in the world.
One last thing, the only reason south korea still want american force presence is the political reason. North korean army is no match to south korean one. south korean military is one of the finest in the world(ranked somewhere between 7th-10th) while north korean military is a collection of museum stuffs.
South Korea pretty much based their modern military structure right off the American's. Since the cease fire on the 38th parallel. But I think Koreans have come a long way.
ROK rocks!
luckydogvegas 1 month ago
Good thing that South Korean military began to replace those old combat helmets..
sangyuni96 1 year ago
Generally, the S. Koreans are very passionate about peace but they also know that a strong military is the only thing that can maintain peace in the peninsula.
brknpixel 4 years ago 66
they are, however, the 2nd largest military force in the world, atleast their marines are
uniballvision 4 years ago 12
Also, you should note that South Korea is one of the countries that are working on the next generation assault rifle(not sure what they are called and whether they finished it or not) and currently working on improvements of personal equipments. You can't say that a nation that currently developed the most advanced mbt and built Aegis cruiser on their own don't want to spend money on high tech weapons. South Korean Military is actually geared with some of the most high-tech weapons in the world.
xsilentrainx 4 years ago 13
One last thing, the only reason south korea still want american force presence is the political reason. North korean army is no match to south korean one. south korean military is one of the finest in the world(ranked somewhere between 7th-10th) while north korean military is a collection of museum stuffs.
xsilentrainx 4 years ago 19
@xsilentrainx The South Korean Military [All Branches] are now ranked top 3 in the world.
muststayfresh 1 year ago
South Korea pretty much based their modern military structure right off the American's. Since the cease fire on the 38th parallel. But I think Koreans have come a long way.
nehepyunji 4 years ago 13