Challenges of Women in Military Service

Dealing with menstruation in the military lacks proper facilities and support, posing significant challenges for female soldiers.

### Challenges and Controversies Surrounding South Korean Military Service
* 💉 The tragic death of a soldier due to a **delayed medical response** at a military hospital has raised concerns about the level of emergency care and the tendency to **dismiss serious conditions**.
* 🎮 Some individuals, both men and women, join the military as a form of cosplay or to enjoy the aesthetics of military life, which can **detract from the seriousness of the institution**.
* The lack of facilities and accommodations for female soldiers, such as field restrooms, poses a **significant challenge to their participation in combat roles**.
* Managing menstruation in unsanitary and hostile environments, where even basic hygiene practices are difficult, is a major concern for female soldiers.
* 💄 Female soldiers are often required to wear makeup to conceal their menstrual blood, despite the **potential health risks** of using makeup for this purpose.
* 💰 There are calls for compensating soldiers for their service, but concerns about **gender discrimination and other negative consequences** make it a **complex issue**.
* 🇮🇱 In Israel, where military service is mandatory for both men and women, there are specific arrangements and considerations for **female soldiers**, but the situation in South Korea is different.

In the Bidet-installed restroom, there is a toilet, a place to wash hands, and such. When you have your period, how do you deal with that? You have to do makeup to keep your stomach clean. If you don't, it's like riding the bus without paying, it's like death. That jerk is pretending to faint. Today, the military doctor is not a real military doctor. He came to play with the soldiers. Some people come thinking that the military is a game played with the mind, so they really play. Those who come to buy BB guns and such because they think it's too heavy shouldn't come to the army. In fact, when a trainee is groomed, they get promoted from trainee to private. Grooming them, they become privates, isn't that funny? They end up becoming a senior soldier. It's a joke, right? It's just a joke that doesn't make any sense.

The concept of sacrifice is supposed to be very honorable and glorious, but it's ridiculous. It's really like... I mean, the suffocating sacrifice at the National Cemetery, those things without any controversy, few cases recognized as a sacrifice by the Ministry of National Defense. When you die in the military, they say it's a dog's death. It's becoming a private, then being buried in the National Cemetery. What's that? May 13th, a student, not a student, but a trainee, a soldier, is enlisting. Enlisting, now, in the worries of the family, has entered the barracks. It's the 23rd, ten days have passed. Ten days have passed since the training in the military, collapsed, and was transferred to a civilian hospital. And then, on the 25th, two days later, he passed away. He first went to the Gangwon Recruit Training Center, then to Sokcho.

I went there and then went to Gangneung Asan Hospital, but it failed there. Here, it's said that the golden time was missed. Field hospitals are not in urban areas, right? They are not in places where medical facilities are fully equipped. It takes a long time to get to facilities where emergency measures are possible. It's in poor conditions. But even at that level, military doctors must know it's very dangerous, right? Is it difficult for helicopters? At first, they thought he was just pretending to faint. No, they won't accept the condition. They would just say he's faking it. They probably thought he was pretending to faint. And now, when transferring to the medical office, when explaining the condition, the officer might have said something like, Oh, this kid is faking it. Don't worry about it.

It will be fine to lie down and leave it alone. It could have been like that. So, if you just, oh, if you just close the curtains a bit, hey, just because you want to lie down comfortably, if you leave it alone, you will get up. If you go, it may be discovered late. The medical system is not that good, right? And, what, it's like a local hospital, right? The duty room, the duty room, when I was training, I trained in Yeongcheon. Yeongcheon is still a very big 6th grade, 3rd year school, right? It's a school. The school is huge. But even there, they make you do things you've never done before, so it hurts. Like, your back hurts, your knees hurt, and all sorts of things hurt. To go to the hospital, you have to finish training, go home, and go eat before you go. Around that time, those who go to the local hospital are rare. So, even if you raise your hand and go, there's nothing. I mean, right now, my knee hurts.

Today, the military doctor is not a general surgeon, I am in the military, so what can I do? If I show my knee, they just give me a patch. The level of emergency care at Jigu Hospital's medical office is not at a level to provide such emergency treatment. And if the handover was done in that way, even on their end, it may not be checked properly. So, the delay in missing the golden time comes from those aspects. In the military, as I mentioned earlier, there are many people who come to play soldier, not a lot, but quite a few. Of course, the same goes for men. Men also come to play soldier. There are people who come to do military cosplay. The same goes for women. So, there are people who come thinking it's just a game.

That's right, they really enjoy it. It's said that every soul is like that. No, not all men, but a very small number, men and women, who cloud the overall image. But talking about a few, just a very few, with military uniforms, with military uniforms, conquering, conquering. It's beautiful. Even if someone is not good-looking, once they put on a uniform, it's cool. It's stylish. So, women are attracted to men in uniform. When soldiers on leave come with uniforms and bags, it's cool. That's why some people get married quickly, just because they see a soldier in uniform. Some people come here to do that. Some people like that kind of thing. You know, shooting BB guns, liking that military fashion.

I'm just the kind of person who knows the military in my head. I think maybe even the commander of the battalion didn't do that. I haven't seen it myself, but I heard it. Officers carry a pistol. When there is an event, they carry a pistol like this. But the pistol is quite heavy. It's heavier than you think. To carry it around your waist for a long time during the event, you have to be ready. You have to hold a certain posture and if you stay like that for a long time, it gets heavy. So, one side gets numb. So, for the reason that the pistol is heavy, I heard that some people buy and carry rubber bullets. They say it's for fun. Unlike soldiers who suffer, there are some officers who do such things with dignity. Not everyone does that. Please don't misunderstand. There are people who come to play military games, so there are people in the military.

You shouldn't come, actually. It's not about receiving hospitality. If you want to dress in a military look, you can just wear it. If you want to play with guns, buy some airsoft guns and play outside. If you want to do it in the military, you can't. It's not a place for joking around. Because of that, do you support women serving in combat roles in the military? I don't think combat roles are suitable. Of course, except for special cases, becoming a female soldier is very difficult. Because there are no facilities for female soldiers. It's improving now, but when you go to the field, there are no female soldier restrooms. There are now, but when I trained in Yeongcheon, there were no restrooms in the field. Of course, it's a portable toilet. If there's a war, there won't even be those portable toilets. Even in rural areas now, it's not like that. There are just planks for you to step on, and underneath,

Just the mud there is a public restroom below it, so naturally, you have to experience that during training. When receiving training, you should think about situations like going to a restroom where there are cameras installed, washing hands, and such. The military is like that, it's very tough. Just think about actually going to war. There are various uncomfortable things for female soldiers. You have to think about how to handle that in an unsanitary environment. How will you deal with menstruation if sanitary pads are not provided? If it's an extreme war situation, how will you handle that? Oh, I think it's impossible. Can't even shower, can't wash at all. Shouldn't even think about washing everything, can't even wash your hair, can't even put on makeup.

Makeup, it's not about makeup, you should do that, you should do makeup. You should conceal that, not conceal makeup. You have to conceal that. Do you know how bad that cream is for the skin? It causes allergies. So, what should we do? There's no cleanliness in that. And how many days do you have to live like that? I don't accept Innisfree's recommendation no matter how good it may seem. I thought it was medicine. It's similar to a drug. This is like a drug, it's a drug. If you look at Israel, it might not be possible. There are very specific cases in Israel, so I'm not sure. I don't know what the women do, but as a woman, I can tell you that I don't think I can do it. I don't think I can do it, so I'm grateful to the soldiers who are serving their mandatory military service in South Korea, which has a conscription system, and I appreciate the sacrifices they make.

I always think that we should give compensation, but if the fair compensation causes gender discrimination and such disturbances, then giving money is the most certain. If not, we are riding for free.

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The text describes the confusing and non-sensical aspects of military life and the concept of sacrifice.

It also recounts a specific tragic incident of a trainee's death due to medical negligence in the military.

The passage highlights the poor medical conditions and lack of proper care for soldiers, leading to unnecessary loss of life.

The Challenges of Medical Care in Local Hospitals

Local hospitals often lack the capacity to provide prompt and adequate medical care, leading to delays in treatment.

The lack of proper attention and emergency care in these hospitals can result in missing the crucial golden time for treatment.

Many individuals, including those in the military, experience difficulties in receiving serious medical attention, partly due to the perception of some people treating the experience as a game or cosplay.

A small number of men and women are highly attracted to military uniforms, finding them stylish and cool.

Some individuals even quickly marry soldiers in uniform, and there is a subculture of people who enjoy military fashion and games.

Additionally, there are rumors of officers using rubber bullets for fun, to alleviate the discomfort of carrying a heavy pistol during events.

Challenges of Women in Combat Roles in the Military

Women serving in combat roles face numerous challenges, including a lack of facilities and unsanitary environments, making it difficult for them to perform their duties.

The military's tough conditions, including the absence of proper restrooms and hygiene facilities, make it hard for female soldiers, especially in extreme war situations.

The struggles of dealing with menstruation and hygiene in the field further highlight the challenges women in combat roles encounter.

Makeup is criticized for its impact on the skin and compared to a drug, raising concerns about its use.

The cultural and gender-specific expectations around makeup raise questions about its role.

There is a suggestion of compensating for the impact of these expectations, considering the potential for gender discrimination.