A South Korean man was given a one-year suspended sentence for evading military service. He was found guilty of intentionally putting on weight to get out of a combat role. This is just the latest ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean man hoping to avoid mandatory military service has been convicted after trying to eat his way out of it. The man, who has not been publicly identified, was found ...

Being overweight won’t help you dodge bullets, but it might help you escape mandatory military service in South Korea — unless you get caught. A Korean court recently served up a prison sentence to a ...

Soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate South Korea's 75th Armed Forces Day in Seoul on September 26, 2023. A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (WKRC) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for deliberately gaining weight to avoid mandatory military service, according to local media reports. The South Korean man, ...