South Korea Enlisted Personnel
Recruit training in each of the services lasted about sixteen
weeks and focused on physical conditioning, basic military
skills, and the functions of combat and combat support units.
Conscripts selected to serve in the army and marine corps were
sent to Second Army recruit training centers for basic training.
The navy and air force operated their own recruit training
centers.
Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
Figure 15. Officer and Enlisted Ranks and Insignia, 1990
The rank and grade structure of the three services
corresponded, with minor exceptions, to that of the United States
forces, as did the correlation between rank and responsibility
(see
fig. 15). In peacetime, the army and air force were each
commanded by a four-star general; a lieutenant general commanded
the marines, and an admiral commanded the navy.
Service uniforms also resembled those of the United States
forces in color and style. Service personnel wore a summer
uniform of denim and a winter uniform of wool. Troops in forward
areas wore a more expensive padded winter uniform.
Noncommissioned officers of the army and air force wore a tunic
buttoned to the top; navy noncommissioned officers wore the
United States-type seaman's blouse. Officers' uniforms were
similar to those worn by officers of the United States.
Data as of June 1990
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