South Korea's Ministry of Defense said on the 6th after some Asian Games gold medalists made inappropriate remarks that “exemption from military service is more important than gold medals,” South Korea's Ministry of Defense said on the 6th that it is considering tightening or even abolishing the military service exemption system for athletes and people in the arts industry. South Korea's Ministry of Defense spokesman Jung Bin-na said at a regular press conference on the 6th that the Ministry of National Defense regrets the inappropriate remarks made by some people in the sports industry and hopes that military personnel and reservists who are carrying out their duties will be respected by the public. She said that the Ministry of National Defense will comprehensively consider factors such as fairness, the reduction in the number of people who can perform military service, and public consensus, and have plans to finally tighten or abolish the military service exemption system for athletes and people in the arts industry.

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