About half of Korean men in their 20s believe the military service is beneficial to them. Another service member that we spoke to, whose main responsibility was essentially guard dude, said conscripts could be given a bit more of a sense of meaning and a common goal. Back in the late 50s, when Elvis served, he was asked whether he thought that going to the army would kill his career. He replied: "I wish I knew"
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