Republic of Korea Armed Forces
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The Republic of Korea Armed Forces, also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of... Wikipedia
Founded: August 15, 1948
President: Yoon Suk Yeol
Active personnel: 500,000 (2022) (ranked 8th)
Budget: ₩57.01 trillion; US$44.2 billion (2023)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Admiral Kim Myung-soo, ROKN
Conscription: 18–28 years of age: 18 months (Army); 20 months (Navy); 21 months (Air Force)
Deployed personnel: 1,005 (2022)
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