From Reuters:
SEOUL,
Aug 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six
years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population
of males of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the
world's lowest birthrate, a report said on Sunday.
The
dramatic decline in the pool of available males for military service is
also causing a shortfall in the number of officers and could result in
operational difficulty if it continues, the defense ministry said in the
report.
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