Republic of Korea Army

"Being part of the Republic of Korea Army is as good as it would compare. Being part of it is what I always do. I'm a soldier in there. I serve in that armed forces where I am in now. This is what I have to defend not only my country, but also my village as well."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Prologue

The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國 陸軍; Revised Romanization: Daehanminguk Yuk-Gun), also known as the ROK Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the largest of the military branches of the South Korean armed forces with 495,000 members as of 2014. This size is maintained through conscription; South Korean men must complete 21 months of military service between the age of 18 and 35