Not a County Head but a Military Senior... General-Former Namhan-gwon Ulleung County Head Becomes Security Education Instructor for Korea Military Academy Cadets

The governor of Ulleung County in South Korea is giving a security lecture to cadets at the Korea Military Academy.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kyungho Ahn] Nam Han-kwon, the former Army general and current governor of Ulleung County, took the stage.

On the 25th, at the Ulleung Hanmaeum Hall, he conducted a security education session for about 300 first-year cadets from the Korea Military Academy who visited for a national territory pilgrimage and a security field trip to Ulleungdo and Dokdo.

This field trip is held annually to promote security awareness and foster the will to protect the national territory. This year, Nam Han-kwon, the first general from Ulleungdo in the Republic of Korea Army, took the first turn in delivering the security lecture.

Nam Han-kwon, governor of Ulleung County, said, “I feel pride, responsibility, and a sense of mission in being entrusted with security education for prospective officers in my hometown Ulleung. A soldier’s duty is not only to maintain weapons but also to arm the mind with security awareness.”