North Korea conscripts 80% of graduates in spring draft

North Korea conscripts 80% of graduates in spring draft

A large share of this year’s senior high school graduates in North Korea have been classified as conscription candidates this spring, sources say, deepening anxiety among parents already struggling with the prospect of long military service, dangerous labor mobilization, and the possibility of overseas deployment. A Daily NK source in South Pyongan province reported Friday that at a school on… Source

As overseas deployment fears grow, North Korean parents dread conscription season - The Press United

A large share of this year’s senior high school graduates in North Korea have been classified as conscription candidates this spring, sources say, deepening anxiety among parents already struggling with the prospect of long military service, dangerous labor mobilization, and the possibility of overseas deployment. A Daily NK source in South Pyongan province reported Friday […]