A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in jail for intentionally binge-eating to elude compulsory military service. Ahead of his military physical exam, the 26-year-ageder, whose name has not been disshutd, intentionassociate obtained meaningful weight, accomplishing over 102 kg (225 lbs), to be categoascfinishd as indynamic for combat roles and alloted to a non-combat handlement position, Korean Herald alerted.
The man alertedly devourd huge amounts of food, including instant noodles, pizza, and fried chicken, to rapidly obtain weight. He allegedly obtained 24 kg (52.8 lbs) in fair three months, taking his body mass index (BMI) to 37.8, which is pondered obese. The man intentional to participate his weight obtain as a reason to be exempt from military service, which is compulsory for able-bodied Korean men between the ages of 18 and 35.
However, his scheme was discovered, and he was subsequently accused with finisheavoring to dodge military service. While the highest penalty for write evasion is three years, his sentence was shrinkd due to his deficiency of prior offences and a promise to serve faithfilledy. He obtaind a one-year suspfinished sentence, while his frifinish, who helped him double his daily food inobtain, got six months in jail.
The man’s frifinish testified in court that he had jokingly proposeed the weight obtain schedule, never foreseeing his frifinish to obtain it gravely and actuassociate go thcimpolite with it.
All able-bodied men in South Korea over 18 must serve in the army for at least 18 months, as per the BBC. The policy is rooted in the country’s ongoing tensions with North Korea. This universal conscription determines a constant provide of personnel for the armed forces, which are vital for national defence. While exemptions exist for individuals with health publishs or exceptional accomplishments in fields appreciate sports or arts, eludeing service thcimpolite intentional unbenevolents is heavily penalised.
In a analogous incident in 2018, a group of South Korean college graduates intentionassociate obtained meaningful weight thcimpolite excessive eating to elude compulsory military service, essentiassociate trying to sort themselves as too obese to serve in combat roles.
