Republic of Korea Armed Forces
대한민국 국군
大韓民國 國軍
Daehanminguk Gukgun
Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg
Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Founded15 August 1948; 73 years ago (1948-08-15)
Service branches
  •  Republic of Korea Army
  •  Republic of Korea Navy
    •  Republic of Korea Marine Corps
  •  Republic of Korea Air Force
HeadquartersMinistry of National Defense, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefPresident Yoon Suk-yeol
Minister of National DefenseLee Jong-sup
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffGeneral Won In-choul, ROKAF
Personnel
Military age18
Conscription18–28 years of age;
18 months (Army),
20 months (Navy),
22 months (Air Force)
Active personnel555,000(2020)(ranked 7th)
Reserve personnel2,750,000(2020)
Deployed personnel1,038(2020)
Expenditures
BudgetUS$50.2 billion(2021)
Percent of GDP2.8%(2021)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
  • DSME
  • Hanwha Aerospace
  • Hanwha Corporation
  • Hanwha Defense
  • Hanwha Systems
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Hyundai Rotem
  • Korea Aerospace Industries
  • LIG Nex1
  • Poongsan Corporation
Foreign suppliers
  •  European Union
  •  United States
  •  United Kingdom
  •  Israel
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HistoryKorean War(1950–1953)
Vietnam War(1965–1973)
Persian Gulf War(1990–1991)
1999 East Timorese crisis(1999-2005)
War in Afghanistan(2001–2016)
Iraq War(2003–2011)
RanksComparative military ranks of Korea