Does the Ministry of National Defense represent the civilian government, including the Blue House, or the military?
According to the civilian control theory that supports democracy and security at the same time, that is, the civilian government controls the military, the Ministry of National Defense controls the military on behalf of the civilian government.
The Ministry of National Defense is essentially not a representative of the military, but a proxy for the civilian government.
In contrast, our Ministry of National Defense has a very strong tendency to represent the military.
Close to the National Defense Command.
When an unfortunate incident or failure of vigilance occurs in the military, the defense minister apologizes on behalf of the military.
In a mature civilian control structure, the Ministry of National Defense, acting on behalf of the civilian government, should scold the military. In our country, the Ministry of National Defense is scolded instead of the military.
In this way, the Ministry of National Defense and the military are one body.
This is the peculiarity of Korean civilian control, in which the Ministry of National Defense (MND) formally represents the civilian government, but actually represents the military.
During the sexual assault case in the Air Force, Defense Minister Seo Wook was confused in the National Assembly instead of the military.
As always, you represent the military.
On the other hand, the Ministry of National Defense formed a joint team to investigate this case, acting on behalf of the civilian government.
An awkward scene of civilian control in Korea, where the Ministry of National Defense and the military become separate entities, was produced.
Perhaps because it was an unfamiliar situation for the representative of the civilian government of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of National Defense crossed the line and insulted the military.
The Ministry of National Defense has greatly reduced the morale of the military.
It is a move to control the civilian population.
Had to wear a military uniform and put on handcuffs
Sgt. Mo Jang, who molested Sgt. Mo in the Air Force, and Sergeant Noh and Sergeant Noh, who threatened and persuaded Sergeant Lee, are bad soldiers.
Sergeant Lee was very proud of the military, but those under his direct command did evil things, resulting in Sergeant Lee's extreme choice.
They deserve to be punished and they will be punished.
The Ministry of National Defense released to the media the scene of them entering the Ministry of National Defense ordinary military court to receive a warrant review.
Everyone who saw it was outraged.
It was the same with the soldiers.
But the soldiers also felt very different emotions.
Sergeant Jang and Lieutenant Noh attended the warrant review in military uniforms and handcuffs.
The Taegeukgi epaulette attached to the right shoulder was prominent.
Many of the soldiers who act with honesty lamented.
A junior officer said, "It made me bow my head like Sgt. Jang and Lieutenant Noh."
One officer blushed, saying, "I was so embarrassed that I was about to die."
Military uniforms are the number one symbol shared by the military community of a country.
The appearance of a soldier wearing such a military uniform and handcuffed with his head bowed can be guessed from how shameful the overwhelming majority of good soldiers must have felt.
In a society where respect for military uniforms is scarce, 'handcuffed military uniforms' become a deadly poison to citizens' perceptions of the military and military morale.
Punishment is the responsibility of Sgt. Jang, Lieutenant Noh, and Sergeant Noh.
Despite this incident, the soldiers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines must keep their shoulders up and be faithful to their duties.
If you were wearing a military uniform, you shouldn't have been open to the press, and if you were going to show it to the press, you should have worn plain clothes.
Yesterday (9th), when a similar opinion appeared at the briefing for the announcement of the interim investigation result held at the press room of the Ministry of National Defense, senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense nodded their heads and replied, "I will review.
It remains to be seen in the future.
Ministry of Defense inflated numbers with provocative expressions
The Ministry of National Defense distributed explanatory materials to reporters in advance before announcing the results of the interim investigation.
The announcement was broadcast live on TV, and the materials were read in turn by Vice Minister of National Defense Park Jae-min and Defense Prosecutor's Office Chief Choi Kwang-hyuk.
However, Vice Minister Park added a sentence that was not in the pre-distributed material and read it.
"Investigation and personnel measures will be carried out on 47 people, the largest number in a single incident since the establishment of the Air Force."
'The largest investigation and personnel action since the founding of the Air Force' is a useful expression for media outlets when choosing an article title to attract readers' attention.
Usually, when a government agency announces that there are 00 indictments, 00 dismissals, and 00 disciplinary actions, the media adds up all the numbers and draws a plausible title compared to the past.
The Ministry of National Defense took the lead in emphasizing the disgrace of the Air Force.
The fact that there are 47 people is also not true.
The Ministry of National Defense hastily revised the number of 47 people to 38 yesterday afternoon, saying that there was a calculation error due to duplicate actions.
The Ministry of National Defense insulted the Air Force by inflating the number of people subject to investigation and personnel measures by the Air Force from 38 to 47.
Protect the Minister!
Various information related to this incident was reported to Minister Seo Wook through former Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Seong-yong. Since it was an incident that the whole society condemned, there will be reports that former President Lee or Minister Seo exchanged without being deeply engraved. Based on this process, there is a movement to criminally punish the former Chief of Staff who was dishonorably sacked, and to hold the minister responsible for the report. It makes sense to put the defense minister and chief of staff on the line of investigation, since the commander-in-chief has ordered investigations regardless of rank.
However, some key officials of the Ministry of National Defense are surprised whenever the minister is mentioned. Even if it is acceptable to punish the chief of staff who was punished for disgraceful dismissal again, it is a fight that the minister should not be injured. If you explain in an understandable way and respond rationally, you can prevent the chief of staff's deputy visit and protect the minister, but some officials are struggling only to protect the minister.
If former Chief of Staff Lee Seong-yong committed a crime, he should be punished, but the current atmosphere is about an attempt to make a high-level scapegoat, which is the symptomatic goal of the investigation. It seems that some are hoping for a desperate fall for the Air Force with the involvement of a senior officer, but that seems unlikely. Even so, it is frustrating that the people of the Ministry of National Defense say so-called divisions to protect only the minister.
In other words, the minister can get hurt. If you can protect the military by sacrificing the minister, you should abandon the minister a hundred times. A minister's term of office is 1 to 2 years. On the other hand, the military is a being that must be strong with the Republic of Korea. This is why the division of the Ministry of Defense is not good to see.
It seems that the Ministry of National Defense, which was united with the military, has inflicted a deep wound on the military by maintaining an unfamiliar distance from the military for a while. This would have led to more people distrusting the military. The military's trust in the Department of Defense may be shaken, or a feud between the Department of Defense and the military may arise. This is the worst team kill scenario in the Korean-style civilian control where the Ministry of National Defense and the military are the same body. The Ministry of National Defense and the military should be alert and seek harmony and harmony between the Ministry of National Defense and the military after the Air Force Sergeant's death.