No. 20355
Promulgation Date 2024-02-27
Ministry of National Defense
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Scope of Application)
Article 2-2 (Basic Principles)
CHAPTER II RANKS AND BRANCHES
Article 3 (Ranks)
Article 4 (Order of Precedence)
Article 5 (Branches of Service)
Article 5-2 (Transference)
CHAPTER III SERVICE
Article 6 (Classification of Service)
Article 7 (Compulsory Service Period)
Article 8 (Age for Retirement from Active Service)
CHAPTER IV ASSIGNMENT
Article 9 (Appointment)
Article 10 (Grounds for Disqualification)
Article 10-2 (Separate Sentence of Fine)
Article 11 (Appointment of Officers)
Article 11-2 (Reserve Officer Candidates)
Article 11-3 (Grounds for Disqualification of Officer Candidates)
Article 12 (Initial Ranks of Officers)
Article 13 (Appointing Authority and Delegation of Authority to Appoint)
Article 14 (Appointment of Warrant Officers and Noncommissioned Officers)
Article 14-2 (Grounds for Disqualification of Warrant Officer Candidates or Noncommissioned Officer Candidates)
Article 15 (Limitations on Appointment Age)
Article 16 (Assignment)
Article 16-2 (Assignment of General-Grade Officers)
Article 17 (Term of Office)
Article 17-2 (Dismissal from Position)
Article 17-3 (Appointment of Marshals)
Article 18 (Appointment of Chairperson of Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Article 19 (Appointment of Chiefs of Staff)
Article 20 (Appointment of Heads of Essential Departments)
Article 21 (Appointment of Heads of Branches)
CHAPTER V EFFICIENCY
Article 22 (Enhancement of Efficiency)
Article 23 (Fairness in Opportunities for Education)
Article 23-2 (Awards and Decorations)
CHAPTER VI PROMOTION
Article 24 (Promotion)
Article 24-2 (Promotion by Tenure System)
Article 24-3 (Promotion for Continuous Service)
Article 24-4 (Honorary Promotion)
Article 25 (Authority over Promotions)
Article 26 (Minimum Service Period for Promotion)
Article 27 Deleted.
Article 28 (Grant of Rank for Specific Position)
Article 29 (Committee for Selection of Officers Eligible for Promotion)
Article 30 (Promotion of Decedents Killed in Action or Who Died on Duty and Combat Veterans)
Article 30-2 (Promotion of Candidates for Promotion who are Killed in Action or Who Died on Duty)
Article 31 (Order of Promotion and Removal from List of Candidates for Promotion)
Article 32 (Failure of Promotion)
Article 33 (Grant of Brevet Rank to Officers and Noncommissioned Officers)
Article 34 (Return to Original Rank)
CHAPTER VII DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE SERVICE AND REMOVAL FROM MILITARY REGISTER
Article 35 (Discharge from Active Service upon Request)
Article 35-2 (Restrictions on Discharge from Service by Application or at One’s Will)
Article 36 (Discharge from Active Service at Retirement Age)
Article 37 (Discharge from Active Service or Removal from Military Register without Request)
Article 38 (Committee for Examination on Discharge from Active Service)
Article 39 (Deferment of Discharge from Active Service)
Article 40 (Removal from Military Register)
Article 41 (Retirement from Active Service)
Article 42 (Transfer to Reserve)
Article 43 (Person with Authority over Discharge from Active Service and Removal from Military Register)
CHAPTER VIII RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Article 44 (Guarantee of Status)
Article 45 Deleted.
Article 46 Deleted.
Article 46-2 (Vocational Guidance and Education)
Article 46-3 Deleted.
Article 46-4 (Management of National Qualifications for Fields of Duties of Specific Skills in Armed Forces)
Article 46-5 (Revocation of National Qualifications for Fields of Duties in Military Special Technology)
Article 46-6 (Support for Acquisition of Qualifications by Military Personnel)
Article 47 Deleted.
Article 47-2 Deleted.
Article 47-3 (Uniforms and Ceremonies)
Article 48 (Leave of Absence)
Article 49 (Period of Leave of Absence)
Article 49-2 (Delegation of Authority over Leave of Absence and Reinstatement)
Article 50 (Petition for Illegality or Unfairness in Discharge from Active Service or Removal from Military Register)
Article 51 (Committees for Examination of Petitions on Personnel Management)
Article 51-2 (Relationship to Administrative Litigation)
Article 51-3 Deleted.
Article 51-4 Deleted.
CHAPTER IX REMUNERATION
Article 52 (Remuneration)
Article 53 (Reimbursement for Actual Expenses)
Article 53-2 (Honorable Discharge from Active Service)
Article 54 (Compensation)
Article 54-2 (Classification of Persons in Military Service Killed in Action)
Article 54-3 (General Committee for Examination of Killed or Wounded in Action and Death or Injury in the Line of Duty)
Article 54-4 (Re-Examination of Killed or Wounded in Action and Death or Injury in the Line of Duty and Central Committee for Examination of Killed or Wounded in Action and Death or Injury in the Line of Duty)
Article 54-5 (Preparation and Disclosure of Meeting Minutes)
Article 54-6 (Request for Data)
Article 54-7 (Special Cases concerning Examination of Killed or Wounded in Action and Death or Injury in the Line of Duty)
Article 55 (Pension)
CHAPTER X DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Article 56 (Causes of Disciplinary Actions)
Article 56-2 (Disciplinary Surcharges)
Article 57 (Kinds of Disciplinary Actions)
Article 58 (Persons with Authority to Take Disciplinary Actions)
Article 58-2 (Disciplinary Committee)
Article 58-3 (Exclusion, Challenge, or Recusal of Members)
Article 59 (Procedures for Disciplinary Actions)
Article 59-2 (Judge Advocate for Human Rights)
Article 59-3 (Relationship to Inspection by Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea)
Article 59-4 (Determination of Types of Disciplinary Action and Amount of Fines Resulting from Disciplinary Action)
Article 60 (Appeal)
Article 60-2 (Complaints Examination Committee)
Article 60-3 (Time Limitations on Grounds for Disciplinary Actions and Imposition of Disciplinary Surcharges)
Article 61 (Delegation Provisions)
CHAPTER XI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 62 (Provision of Grants for Additional Military Service)
Article 62-2 (Provision of Incentives)
Article 63 (Personnel Records)
Article 64 (Delegation of Authority by Navy Chief of Staff)
Article 65 Deleted.
Article 66 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Applying Penalty Provisions)
CHAPTER XII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 67 (Penalty Provisions)
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