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Soldiers are given support for the military, taking into account the wallpaper and frequent movement of troops. Some articles are almost 40 years old, making life uncomfortable. Some military generals lived in over 500 square meters of mansions on a larger site than the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.

I'm Jung Sung-jin.

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It is a military facility in Wonju, Gangwon-do that used to be the commander of the 1st Army Commander and 4-star General until the end of last year.

[Nearby: Here's the unit, unit. It came out of the troops, the cars. (It's used here as a hostel, don't you know?) We never know that.]

Today, the first and third forces have been merged and used as the officer of a unit commander in the army.

An army officer commander in residence.

I can't go inside myself, but along the long walls, most of the mountains are used as commander's site.

I checked the size with satellite imagery.

It has a total area of ​​46,252 square meters and over three times the area of ​​Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

The building is also a 546-square-meter large mansion.

The same is true for the quarters of the Secretary of Defense and the other four-star generals who are the military's chief commanders.

The Army Chief of Staff in Gyeryong, Chungcheongnam-do, has been confirmed as a 12,000 square-meter mansion on a 32,000-square-meter site and a 825-square-meter mansion.

As much as 20 million won per year, at least 6 million won are used for maintenance costs such as electricity, water and gas.

Military officials say the commander's office is different from the general officer's office because it includes all the facilities necessary for commanding the unit as a post-office command post concept.

However, military internal regulations limit the number of top commanders' accommodations to no more than 231 square meters.

It's a clear violation.

What about the lodgings of other professional soldiers except the commander?

Most of them are old apartments that are almost 40 years old.

75 square meters of family size for four people are supported, even with insufficient facilities.

[Former Army Officer: There are no leaks on the veranda and no insulation at all. I also used to write.]

[Kim Byung-gi / Deputy Democratic Party (National Assembly Defense Agency): Unlike generals, general officers' accommodation is very poor. At the very least, we need to urgently improve the living environment so that human life is possible.]

The Pentagon says it plans to improve all of its 30-year-old professional soldiers by 2021, and the military commander will continue to meet regulations.