European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nth korean anti tank Banier near demilitarized zone is 2.5 pm Long 7 meters wide and 5 meters High. A  a i. A a a a a a a. I it s. J v u t m a a a american gets a Salute during 25th inf div Field Maneu vers in South Korea. Apap Waling Seoul capital of South Korea is Only 30 Miles from demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea. Hod of a Rok associated press Rok soldiers have to be hard. In the army of the Republic of Korea they run naked before breakfast swim icy Rivers in the Winter Lake orders without question and get mainly Rice and fruit to eat they May even be whipped. . Soldiers have seen Young korean soldiers with lash Marks across their backs reformers Are demanding that the armed forces eradicate vestiges of the old japanese imperialist practice of Quot Khap Quot or manhandling which often results in fatal injuries during disciplinary punishment a Field commander in South Korea s 1 St div smiled when asked about charges that discipline in the Rok army had sometimes been fatal. A a Corporal punishment is almost non existent nowadays Quot he said. Quot we used to Batter  korean soldiers also Are reluctant to pass along bad news fearing they will be blamed and punished . Officers say. At the annual .-South korean joint military Maneu vers two years ago a korean Soldier killed himself after a mock Battle rather than admit to his superiors that he had misplaced his weapon. Training for korean soldiers is like year round Boot Camp they run for 45 minutes before breakfast every morning most often naked and with their superiors running alongside Barking orders. In Winter they jump in Rivers and lakes with chunks of ice to build up stamina. Officers have Black belts in martial arts and soldiers Are expected to become proficient in Tae Wondo fencing and judo. Their food is Rice fruit and pickled cabbage called Kimchi. Staff sgt. Kim Moon Soo served three years in the South korean army before he became an american citizen joined the . Army and was assigned to the 25th inf div based in Hawaii. Training in the . Army says Kim Quot is a piece of  the . Army he says Quot wants you to take responsibility the South korean army Only wants you to take orders. A f129,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 15