As three junior Army officers lost their lives in succession in the past two weeks, voices are growing that a plan to solve the fundamental problem is needed. In particular, on the 8th, another army officer died in his dormitory, which is shocking.
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The incident on the 8th occurred at an army communication unit located in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Rep. Yoo Yong-won (People Power Party) of the National Assembly National Defense Committee said that the executive was found in a single person's dormitory. It is said that a suicide note was found at the scene.
The Army officially announced, "Civilian and military investigative agencies are currently investigating the exact cause of death and the circumstances of the incident."
Similar incidents have occurred before, such as a sergeant at the Army's frontline GP on the 23rd of last month, and a captain at the 3rd Military Academy committing suicide with a rifle on the 2nd of this month.
Minister of National Defense Ahn Kyu-baek said that the recent series of military incidents occurred In response to my fatal accident, at a meeting of major commanders on the 5th, he emphasized, “We must stick to the basics and fundamentals, and value the lives of our soldiers more than anything else.” He also ordered that all efforts be made to create a bright and healthy barracks culture and to prepare institutional measures, including customized suicide prevention measures.
However, just three days after the minister's order was issued, a similar accident occurred once again.
Rep. Yoo Yong-won, a former military journalist, said, On his Facebook account, he expressed concern, saying, "This incident in which entry-level executives with less than 10 years of service have died one after another is not a matter to be taken lightly."
He continued, "The situation will not improve with instructions or slogans alone," and argued that an emergency meeting for entry-level executives or the formation of a task force to prevent accidents is necessary. Rep. Yoo emphasized that decisive measures must be taken to diagnose and resolve the crisis facing the military.