South Korea Considers Merging Military Academies Amid Recruitment Concerns

Defense Ministry weighs merger of military academies amid recruitment concerns

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Tuesday that the government is considering integrating South Korea’s three service academies, as part of broader efforts to improve officer training and respond to a shrinking applicant pool. Speaking at a press briefing in Seoul, Ahn said the current system — in which the Korea Military Academy, the Republic of Korea Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy operate separately — faces structural limitations. Each academy operates on a relatively small scale, mak

By The Korea Herald