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South Korean university students prepare for an establishment ceremony of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for female cadets at Sookmyung Women's University on December 10, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean defense ministry has agreed to admit women into it's college-based Reserve Officers' Training Program for the first time since the program began in 1963. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)






Female South Korean troops prepare equipment for dispatch to Iraq at an army training camp on February 20, 2004 in Gwangju, South Korea. South Korea's parliament voted last week for the controversial deployment of more than 3,000 troops to Iraq at the US's request, an action that has been criticised by North Korea as a shameful act. South Korean troops will leave for Iraq in April 2004. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)






Female cadets participate in a basic military training for reserve officers at military camp on January 19, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. The Ministry of National Defense in South Korea has agreed to admit women into its college based Reserve Officers' Training Program for the first time since the program began in 1963. (Photo by Park Jin-Hee - Pool/Getty Images)






Female cadets participate in a basic military training for reserve officers at military camp on January 19, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Park Jin-Hee - Pool/Getty Images)






South Korean female soldiers cheer during a ceremony marking the formation of the unit for dispatch to Iraq on February 23, 2004 in Gwangju, South Korea. The 3,600 troops, including combat-ready security forces, are expected to leave for Iraq next April to help rebuild the oil-rich region of Kirkuk in Iraq at Washington's request. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)






South Korean women soldiers participate in an farewell ceremony for the dispatch to Iraq at the military base in Gwangju on February 24, 2005 in South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)






Student rappel down a wall during a training course for civilians conducted by South Korean soldiers January 22, 2003 in Kimpo, west of Seoul, South Korea. About 1, 200 civilians, including students and women, applied to participate in the camp to learn basic military skills. (Photo by Getty Images)






Students dressed in military uniforms lift an inflatable boat during a training course for civilians conducted by South Korean soldiers January 22, 2003 in Kimpo, west of Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Getty Images)






A South Korean female soldier hugs her daughter as they attend a farewell ceremony held for replacement troops headed for Iraq, on April 20, 2004 in Gwangju, South Korea. South Korea said, April 20, the decision by Spain to pull out troops from Iraq and by Honduras to follow suit would not affect Seoul's commitment to deploying forces to the war-torn country. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)



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