doesn't Sweden have mandatory military service too? Are you exempt if you are pro footballer?
No we don't lol. Used to be semi mandatory way back in the day (could easily get out of with doctors notice or small talk with psychologist, postpone it etc), been volunteering for long time now since they only need a small number. You get more professional and motivated servicemen that way. Focus more on professional recruitment, career oriented, can conscript by law if it came to it.
South Korea are a conservative military state almost because they are in a constant readiness for conflict for obvious reasons past 60 years, so like Israel they have their populace on strict military service training obligation. It's compulsory to the fullest for 2 years, only very rare things like this gold mine can exempt you.
But South Korea kinda overdoes it with the totalitarian measures. I know Korean movie stars and pop artists who loses out on their careers because of this super strict military rule.
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