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Section

5 Reinforcing Support for
Discharged and Retiring

Servicemembers,

and Privileges for War Veterans

In order to support all servicemembers leaving the ROK Armed Forces in their efforts
to find a place in the civilian society, the ROK Armed Forces is making improvements
in providing various kinds of employment support, including setting career paths and
cultivating job skills during military service, preparing a system for military service to lead
to quality jobs, and increasing the number of suitable jobs internally and externally. The
MND exerts various efforts to honor the sacrifices and endeavors of war veterans.

1. Reinforcing Employment Support for Servicemembers Preparing
for Discharge

Enhancing Career Paths and As part of the Plan for Employment and Busi-
Employment Support ness Startup of Young Servicemembers, the
for Servicemembers MND has been implementing the Young

Servicemember SOS Project since 2018 to
25)
provide step-by-step support during the entire cycle of military service from
enlistment and service to discharge.
The first phase of the plan supports young servicemembers in setting their career
paths through education and counseling and runs the "Career Assistance Education"
A job fair for
servicemembers
nearing discharge and "One-on-One Employment Counseling" to assist servicemembers with job
held in 2019
competencies in getting a job immediately after discharge. Career Assistance
25) Education is offered by civilian professional counselors who pay personal visits
As part of the plan aimed at
facilitating the employment to each unit for the convenience of servicemembers, in which servicemembers
and business startup of can then select either the Career Instruction Course or the Employment Support
young servicemembers,
and as a joint project with Course based on their preference. The courses consist of joint education on
the Ministry of SMEs and
Startups and the Ministry of career exploration and designing as well as the government’s youth employment
Employment and Labor, it
enhances the employment policies, followed by tailored education specific to each course. The One-on-One
and business capabilities of
servicemembers until they Employment Counseling, also offered by civilian professional counselors who
are matched with SMEs
and venture companies. pay personal visits to each unit, provides professional counseling to address the
SOS here means "Soldiers
on SMEs and Startups". concerns of servicemembers with regard to their career paths and employment after

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