Proposal for Integrated 4-Year Military Academy in Daejeon Jaundae to be Unveiled at Government-Party Consultations Today

The government is set to announce a plan today (July 16) to establish an integrated four-year Armed Forces Academy in Daejeon Jaundae, an area densely packed with military education and training facilities, by merging the existing Army, Navy, and Air Force academies.

The government and the ruling party are scheduled to hold a consultation meeting at the National Assembly at 8:00 a.m. today to unveil the basic plan for the establishment of the Armed Forces Academy, which includes these details.

The core of the basic plan is reportedly to select cadets for the integrated Armed Forces Academy, where they will live and receive education together at Jaundae for four years.

The policy aims to place relative emphasis on common liberal arts education for lower-grade students to cultivate capabilities for future warfare, while providing specialized major education for upper-grade students to foster expertise in each military branch.

Until the facilities for the four-year Armed Forces Academy are fully completed in Jaundae, it is considered highly likely that the Korea Military Academy located in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, will be used as a temporary facility for the Armed Forces Academy.

It has been reported that the existing Air Force Academy in Cheongju and the Naval Academy in Jinhae will be partially utilized as facilities for specialized military branch training.

Establishing the Armed Forces Academy will also require legislative action at the National Assembly, such as the enactment of a law on the establishment of the Armed Forces Academy.

The government maintains the position that it will determine the timing for the selection of the first class of cadets for the Armed Forces Academy after the legislative process is completed.

Following today's announcement of the basic plan, the government intends to refine the details through a public opinion gathering process, including public hearings and policy briefings.

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