5 horrifying facts about North Korean Army

As you may have heard about North Korea and the conditions that people live in, but you may not have heard about the North Korean Army. So lets find out what is uncommon in the North Korean Army.

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Yes, you heard that right. Army Service is compulsory for everyone, Wow.

There are 47 active soldiers for every 1000 people, that would be 1,190,000 active soldiers and 6,300,000 reservants, which makes it the largest army on the planet, US has 5 active soldiers for 1000, Russia 5, India 1, China 2, Pakistan 4. A common male has to serve Army for 10 years and female, 7 years. If you don't want to the job, you will be forced. A very few people can get a bachelor's degree and are still forced to serve 5 years in military. The important scientists serve 3 years in the Army.

Their paramilitary force include teenagers

Teenagers from 15-18 years old are sent to The Workers-Peasant Red Guard for 15 days training in Summer to prepare them for war.

Soldiers are undernourished

You cannot imagine getting into Army without consent and going through hard military training with raw corn kernels or a few potatoes a day 2 out of 5 people in North Korea are undernourished, they eventually die due to hunger and other health-related problems.

Female Soldiers suffer more

Well, Female soldiers suffer more pain than male ones, they fall victim to sexual violence and humiliation. In their 7 years compulsory military service they go through malnutrition and hard training. 180,000 female soldiers serve in the Army and 40% of them are aged between 18-25.

Soldiers are brainwashed

One might think that no human can hurt other human even if they are rivals, but the soldiers, who do not support violence are brainwashed by the commanding officers.

Which of these facts surprise you the most? Leave a comment

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