South Korea is one of the countries that has a policy of forced military service. The youths must choose either Join the Army, Serve the Nation or go to prison. But the South Korea has made relaxation in the forcible law. People who refuse to serve in the army can choose the option of public service. A lock in the relaxation is the workplace. They will be deployed in prisons for this work. 

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In South Korea, the choice was always crystal clear: Serve in the military or be branded a criminal.  Around 20,000 people have been imprisoned subjecting this rule, and some of them have been subjected to brutal treatment. But the sitaution is over and the South Korea has made a major change to its military draft policy with an alternative service instead of the military duty. People who refuse to serve will still be in prison but as workers, not as an inmate they will cook or clean the prison walls, and serve as assistants to the prison doctor and remains with no criminal records. 

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The government said in future the services like working in nursing homes or as firefighters will be included. All able-bodied men are required to serve for at least 21 months in South Korea. It is considered the best way to counter its rival, North Korea. According to reports, since 1949, at least 400,000 people have refused to serve.

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