Tottenham Hotspur football star, South Korean Sun Hyung Min got a very advanced rank during his recent training exercises with the South Korean army. Yesterday, Sun finished his basic military training, which spanned three weeks with the Marine Corps, and was chosen from among the five best recruits.
The South Korean Marine Corps posted photos of Sun on his Facebook page, carrying an "M-16" rifle, and saluted him after completing his mission.
Sun started his training on April 21 with the 91st Battalion of the Marine Corps on the South Jeju Island, which included hiking and exercises with tear gas and rifles.
Military service is mandatory for all men who have been able to work in South Korea for nearly two years, and they make up the bulk of the 600,000-strong force, compared to the North Korean army of about 1.3 million.
But Sun was among the South Korean players who got exempt from military service, after winning the gold medal for the football competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
Under the terms of the exemption obtained by the player, who was seen shedding tears of joy after beating Japan 2-1 after the extension, he only needs to complete his basic training and perform about 500 hours of community service to fulfill his commitment to recruiting.
Sun took advantage of the English Premier League stoppage due to the new Corona virus, to return to his country and do military service.
The 27-year-old's season in the English Premier League ended even before the spread of the "Covid-19" virus around the world and in Europe in particular, after he suffered a broken arm during the match against Aston Villa on February 16, and Spears said he had returned to his country "for personal reasons" ".

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