The Daily Populous Sunday November 24th, 2024 evening edition
Authored by bbc.com and submitted by Keevan

South Korean man dodged draft by binge eating

All able-bodied South Korean men must serve in the army for 18 months

A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight, local media report.

The 26-year-old began binge eating before his physical examination for the draft, a judge in the capital, Seoul, said. He was categorised as obese, allowing him to serve in a non-combat role at a government agency.

The defendant received a one-year suspended sentence. A friend who devised a special regimen that doubled his daily food intake got a six-month suspended sentence, the Korea Herald newspaper reports.

All able-bodied men in South Korea over the age of 18 must serve in the army for at least 18 months.

FuckitThrowaway02 on November 24th, 2024 at 14:58 UTC »

The friend though was probably kind "idk man, you could get really fat?" And got sentenced to 6 months

weirdgroovynerd on November 24th, 2024 at 14:53 UTC »

"Dodging"?

Sounds a bit ambitious for Mr Chub.

Everett_______ on November 24th, 2024 at 14:43 UTC »

Korea is such a dystopia bro