8/6 Reserve Forces

Have you ever seen a group of men dressed in military uniforms patrolling the streets of Seoul at night??
* dressed in: ~을 입고 있는
ex> He was dressed in a suit and tie.
* patrol: 순찰을 돌다

They sure don't look like active duty soldiers.
* active duty: 현역의, 현역 군인
ex> My brother is in the army as an active duty soldier.

They are automatically transferred to the Reserve Forces.
* be transferred to: ~로 옮겨지다, 전출되다 
ex> He was transferred to the sales department.
ex> You will be transferred to the recovery room.
* reserve force: 예비군

Korea's Reserve Forces have two major branches.
* branch: 가지, 부분, 지점, 조직
ex> They have 25 branches across the country.

The reservists must serve their first four years in the Mobilization Reserve Forces.
* reservist: 예비군[병]
* serve: 복무하다, 근무하다, 봉사하다
ex> Her dad served as a public official.


@ You need to suck it up! 참아내야 해!

1. I saw a woman dressed in a blue jacket. 
2. He really wanted to serve as an active duty soldier. 
3. She was transferred to the advertising department. 
4. You told me you wanted to serve in the Salvation Army.

Talk about Korea's Reserve Forces.

Have you ever seen a group of men dressed in military uniforms patrolling the streets of Seoul at night?

They sure don't look like active duty soldiers.

They are actually in the reserve forces.

Soldiers who finished their military service in the Korean Armed Forces are automatically transferred to the Reserve Forces.

Korea's Reserve Forces have two major branches.

The reservists must serve their first four years in the Mobilization Reserve Forces and then their next four years in the Homeland Reserve Forces.

After that, they serve in the Civil Defense Forces until the age of 40.

There are about 3.2 million reservists in Korea.