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A plan is being pursued to increase the time spent on mobile phones by military servicemen.
Right now, starting next week, some units will be able to carry their mobile phones all day, but there are some issues to consider.
Reporter Bae Jun-woo covered it.
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On April 7, when then-President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol visited the USFK base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, Korean KATUSA Soldiers took out their cell phones.
As soon as this photo was released, a controversy over equity arose.
The question is, 'Do KATUSA Soldiers carry their mobile phones freely during work hours?'
Then, expanding the use of mobile phones by soldiers was included in the Yun Seok-yeol administration's 100 national tasks.
Currently, soldiers can use their cell phones from 6pm to 9pm on weekdays and from 8:30am to 9pm on holidays.
Cell phone use is prohibited during the morning roll call, work and bedtime, and the cell phone is stored separately at the base.
Ultimately, to increase usage time, we need to allow soldiers to carry their cell phones around the clock so that they can use them during the day or at bedtime.
[Active Soldier: I can improve myself more, and I can contact my parents more often to adapt, so I think it's better.]
However, due to concerns about negligence or security issues, it is inevitable for the Ministry of National Defense to be concerned.
In addition, it is not easy to apply the general expansion because the working types are so different for each unit.
The Ministry of National Defense plans to conduct a pilot operation that allows possession of mobile phones 24 hours a day in some units from next week and see if there are any side effects.
A plan to allow trainees to use their mobile phones for one hour a day is also being actively considered.