President Lee: "Will Create Policies to Help Military Service Members Plan Their Lives"

Regarding policies for military service members, President Lee Jae-myung stated, "While post-service compensation is necessary, we are trying to create more policies that can better help service members plan their lives during their military service period."

On his social media today (October 6), President Lee shared an article reporting that an amendment to the Basic Pension Act—allowing service members discharged starting next year to have their entire military service period recognized as enrollment periods in the National Pension—passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on October 1, and wrote these remarks.

Regarding the passage of the bill, President Lee assessed, "It is late, but fortunate," emphasizing that "it is still far from sufficient as commensurate compensation for South Korean youth who dedicate their youth to the nation."

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