Next Year's KATUSA Enlistment Competition Rate is 8.7 to 1

As the soldiers began to struggle one by one, the commander of the 2nd Battalion Beagle Battalion, leading the front group, started to encourage the soldiers.

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]The Military Manpower Administration announced on the 5th that it will publicly select 1,590 KATUSA (Korean Augmentation To the United States Army) soldiers, who will enlist next year, through a computerized lottery.

According to the Military Manpower Administration, a total of 13,895 people applied for the KATUSA recruitment, showing a competition rate of 8.7 to 1. Although this is lower than last year's 10.5 to 1, it is higher than the recent four-year average competition rate of 8.2 to 1.

Analysis of this year's application trends showed that the monthly competition rates were highest in January, February, and March, while October to December were relatively lower. This is interpreted as reflecting considerations such as the timing of returning to school after discharge.

The selection results will be announced on the Military Manpower Administration website from 5 p.m. on the same day, and enlistment notices will be sent to successful applicants via notification talk and email. The public selection, held in the conference room of the Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration, will be attended by applicants and their families, Military Manpower Administration evaluation committee members, and military officials.

Selected candidates will enlist at the Army Training Center, undergo five weeks of basic military training, and then receive a three-week training course at the KATUSA Training Academy (KTA), where they will receive physical training, English, American culture, and etiquette education before being assigned to their service units.