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“It’s very different from what I actually experienced while serving.”
“It may set the wrong precedent to involve Chu Mi-ae’s son”
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae arrives at the Seoul Government Complex on the afternoon of the 11th to attend a discussion on important issues chaired by Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun. Yunhap news
“If the problem of returning to the army is solved with a single phone call, will there be a soldier who does not extend sick leave?”
When the Ministry of National Defense declared “no problem” over the controversy over the extended vacation period of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae’s son Seo-mo, 27, while in the military, the reservists who they had taken vacations and sick leave they were angry. The Ministry of Defense is in a position that relatively moderate outpatient treatment, rather than hospitalization, is possible through a simpler procedure, and there are concerns that similar demands in the military will be inundated due to this leniency, which it is not common sense.
The point where the reservists were most angry was the procedure for extending sick leave explained by the Defense Ministry. Summarizing ‘Explanatory data on the regulations related to the holidays of the attorney general’s children’ released by the Ministry of Defense, “If you have not been hospitalized, you can extend your sick leave by phone.” Although the Army regulations stipulate that the resolution of deliberation of the military hospital remedy is necessary for the extension of the leave, the sick leave for outpatient treatment except hospitalization will be extended in accordance with the directive of the Ministry of Defense, which is the top level, without opening the Health Care Review Committee. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense also added a rule that, if there is an inescapable reason during the holidays, an extension can be made by phone or similar.
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae (left) and Defense Minister Chung Gyeong-du are speaking at a plenary session held at the Yeoui National Assembly in Seoul on the morning of the 7th. News 1
People with military experience who have been in the military as executives or soldiers said, “I haven’t heard of that even when I was on active duty, and I interpreted the rules very differently than I actually experienced.” “In the case of sick leave that requires outpatient treatment, the procedure must be more rigorous due to the possibility of feigning an illness,” said Army Reservist Sgt. Son Mo (32). “Is it not possible to replace hospital treatment with a serious illness with a private hospital certificate?” An aunt (35), who suffered a fingertip amputation accident while serving as an army soldier, said: “Even in a serious situation that required a skin transplant, no one, not even me, could speak about sick leave “. If there is anyone who would not, ”she raised her voice.
The Defense Ministry’s clarification that there is no record of Seo’s vacation in the military also fueled anger. To confirm the situation at that time, it is necessary to review the records of Seo-related vacation orders that remain on the military computer network at that time, and this data is currently lost despite the retention period being 5 years . Hong Mo, 32, a sergeant in the reservist army, said: “It is not understood that the army, which administers the normal number of vacation days for sick soldiers, has lost the registration of sick leave, which is a special vacation. “. Kim Mo (26), a KATUSA soldier, also noted that “the Ministry of National Defense issued only the rules favoring Seo in a situation where there is no evidence.”
There are also voices of concern that the interpretation of the global regulations of the Ministry of Defense could lead to side effects such as abuse or abuse of sick leave in the future. Lee, who had a disability in the military, noted: “Isn’t it more beneficial to treat the disease after enlistment through the sick leave procedure, rather than curing the disease before going to the military?” Some point out that the Defense Ministry was too generous with the “unavoidable reason.” Seongmo (30), a reserve officer, said: “If it is not possible to move, it is common to have more sick leave after returning to the unit. I am concerned that there will be cases of abuse of the system.”
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