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Korean military pay

South Korea Raised Its Soldiers’ Pay. Then Its Sergeants Disappeared

2026-11-022026-11-02 by SeolNotes
Newly graduated Republic of Korea Marine Corps noncommissioned officers after their graduation ceremony at Pohang, March 2026

South Korean conscript pay rose 146% in five years while a staff sergeant’s base pay rose 27%. Then Korea lost over a third of its staff sergeants.

Categories Korea News Tags conscription, Korea News, Korean military pay, Korean soldier salary, military service, Ministry of National Defense, NCO shortage, South Korea military, South Korean army, staff sergeant Leave a comment

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