President Moon Jae-in presided over a meeting of major military commanders at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 4th and said, "In recent years, the military has lost the trust of the people and is facing a major crisis." I hope," he said.
Today's meeting was attended by major military commanders, including Defense Minister Seo Wook, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the commander of the Marine Corps.
While referring to the group infection at the Cheonghae Unit, President Moon said, “It has caused great concern to the people. ", he emphasized.
Regarding this, Minister Seo reported, "95% of the 1,015 soldiers currently dispatched overseas have been vaccinated.
President Moon also pointed out that the case of the noncommissioned officer for sexual violence in the Air Force was "a serious incident that had a great shock to the public, and not only could not be prevented in advance, but also had many problems with post-response such as false reporting, concealment, and poor reporting." Take intensive and thorough countermeasures and use it as an opportunity to rectify the problem at the root.”
Regarding this, Minister Seo said, "We will strengthen the military sexual violence organization to prevent secondary harm to victims of sexual crimes, and prepare protection devices for victims of sexual crimes,We will check the condition of the military correctional facilities and improve them.”
Regarding the Corona 19 situation, when the Minister reported that "93.6% of the 550,000 former soldiers completed the first vaccination, and the second vaccination will be completed by the 6th." President Moon said, "Excluding nursing hospitals, etc. After that, the military will be the first case of achieving herd immunity, so when the general public achieves herd immunity, they will be able to refer to the case of the military.”
Minister Seo also reported that during the heat wave, "We will prevent non-combat losses and strengthen measures to prevent damage, and take prompt first action measures in case of a heat illness." When training is suspended or larger than a certain size, it is necessary to ensure that measures can be taken quickly in case of an emergency, and carefully review the necessary alert work in case of a heat wave.”
Regarding the improvement of the barracks culture, President Moon also said, "Since the inauguration of our government, we have made many reforms, such as the full implementation of the use of mobile phones after work, an increase in the salaries of the soldiers, the improvement of the military medical system, and the abolition of the brigade system. Please continue to work hard to improve the clothing system and to improve dormitories and catering facilities."
(Photo = provided by the Blue House, Yonhap News)