Table of Military service disposition in Republic of Korea

■ Military Service Physical Grade

Before 1984	After 1984
Grade A(Korean: 갑종)	Grade I(Korean: 1급)
Grade B-I(Korean: 제1을종)	Grade II(Korean: 2급)
Grade B-II (Korean: 제2을종)	Grade III(Korean: 3급)
Grade B-III(Korean: 제3을종)	Grade IV(Korean: 4급)
Grade C(Korean:병종)	Grade V(Korean: 5급)
Grade D(Korean: 정종)	Grade VI(Korean: 6급)
Grade E(Korean: 무종)	Grade VII(Korean: 7급)

■ Military Service Categories

Military service disposition Categories	Note
Active duty(Korean: 현역)	Person for Active duty Disposition from Physical Examniation - Physical Examniation: Generally Physical Grade I, II, III - Criminal Records: No Criminal Record, Imprisonment for not more then 6 months
Supplementary service(Korean: 보충역)	1.. Person for Supplementary Service Disposition from Physical Examniation or Criminal Record - Physical Examniation: Generally Physical Grade IV(High School Graduate or above, ) - Criminal Records: Imprisonment for least 6 month up to below 1 year and 6 months -Subject to Bangwibyeong Callup in 1969 to 1994 -Subject to Public Service Personnel Callup or Social Service Personnel Callup in After 1995 (changed name for Public Service Personnel to Social Service Personnel in 2014) 2. a person who holds a Specific Certificate or License(Person for Active duty or Supplementary Service Disposition from Physical Examniation. Physical Grade I, II, III, IV) Note: Specific Certificate or License: Doctoral Degree, Technican License Midical License, Lawyer License
2nd Citizen Service(Korean: 제2국민역) or Wartime Labor Service(Korean: 전시근로역)	- Disposition from Physical Examniation or Criminal Records - Physical Examniation: Physical Grade V - Criminal Records: Imprisionment for least 1 year and 6 months - a de facto Exemption from Military Service for Peacetime (Exemption for Draft or Callup) - Subject to Civil Defense Training - Subject to Wartime Labor Callup Note: Changed name for 2nd Citizen Service to Wartime Labor Service in 2016
Exemption from Military Service(Korean: 병역면제)	- Disposition from Physical Examniation(Physical Grade VI) - Exemption from military service for peace and wartime - Exemption for Civil Defense Training
Subject to Re-Physical Examination(Korean: 재신체검사대상)	Disposition from Physical Examniation(Physical Grade VII)

■ History of Military Service Disposition(1973~2014)

▶ 1973

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	A	B-I	B-II	B-III	C	D	E
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout	Active duty	Supplementary Service
Elementary School Dropout
Elementary School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1974 to 1976

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	A	B-I	B-II	B-III	C	D	E
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate	Active duty		Supplementary Service
High School Dropout	Active duty	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout
Elementary School Dropout
Elementary School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1977 to 1979

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	A	B-I	B-II	B-III	C	D	E
Being College or Above	Active duty				2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate	Active duty		Supplementary Service
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

 

▶ 1980 to 1983

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	A		B-I	B-II	B-III	C	D	E
Being College or Above	Active duty				Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate	Active duty	Supplementary Service
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1984

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate	Active duty		Supplementary Service
High School Dropout	Active duty	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

Note: Changed for Physical Grade Name in 1984

A to I

B-I to II

B-II to III

B-III to IV

C to V

D to VI

E to VII

▶ 1985

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate	Active duty		Supplementary Service
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1986

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate	Active duty	Supplementary Service
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1987

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty		Supplementary Service		2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout	Active duty	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1988 to 1991

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty		Supplementary Service		2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1992

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty				2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1993

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate	Supplementary Service
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1994

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty				2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout	Active Duty	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate	Supplementary Service
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1995 to 1996

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementry Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1997

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate	Supplementary Service
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 1998 to 2003

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 2004

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementry Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 2005

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty				2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate	Active duty			Supplementary Service
High School Dropout	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 2006 to 2011

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementry Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	2nd Citizen Service

▶ 2012 to 2014

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or Above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below	Supplementary Service

▶ 2014 to Present

Educational Background	Physical Grade
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Being College or above	Active duty			Supplementary Service	2nd Citizen Service	Exemption for Military Service	Subject to Re-Physical Examination
High School Graduate
High School Dropout	Supplementary Service
Middle School Graduate
Middle School Dropout or Below

 

Note: Changed name for 2nd Citizen Service to Wartime Labor Service in 2016

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