No, only US citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of the United States are authorized to enlist.
The ROK Military Manpower Administration recruits KATUSAs once a year. If you want to be a KATUSA, you need to be qualified with a physical grade of 3 or higher, be a high school graduate, and have a TOEIC score (700 or above) or TEPS score (625 or above). Please visit Military Manpower Administration site at http://www.mma.go.kr for more information.
No, Korean nationals are not allowed to utilize the Post/Base Exchange without the express consent of the ROK Government in coordination with US-ROK SOFA Article XIII, Agreed Minutes. Please refer to USFK Regulation 60-1 or the Ration Control Office at 02-7918-4612 for exceptions to policy.
There are several ways to enter a US military installation. One of the most images is to be the guest of a Department of Defense identification card holder either for social or official reasons.
Korean nationals are allowed to use the facilities of on-post/base libraries as long as they are escorted by the Department of Defense identification card holder who signed them in. Unfortunately, they are not allowed to check-out or borrow any library material.
The Education Centers on USFK installations are only open to Department of Defense Identification (ID) card holders and USFK civilian employees.
Please contact the 34th Support Group Personnel Services Division for more information, or visit one of the government employment websites for more information.
Preferential treatment is against US and ROK labor laws and is not tolerated. All applications for employment are considered equally. Applicants receive appropriate consideration without regard to non-merit factors such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation except where specifically authorized by law, age, politics or disability which do not relate to successful performance of the duties of this position.
The peninsula-wide hiring freeze is a prudent measure to reduce the impact on individuals pending reduction-in-force in connection with announced camp closures.
No, military issue items are restricted to US Service members only.
The only way for USFK members can legally sell Duty Free goods or vehicles is through the Foreign Goods Transaction Office, run by the Korea Disabled Veterans Organization. Please contact your local chapter of the Korea Disabled Veterans Organization to find out how to purchase these items. The US Government also sells “excess property” through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) in Busan. Contact them at (051)801-3801 to learn what items they have for sale, how to bid and who is eligible to buy.
Please contact the AAFES representative at Yongsan at the following email: omss@aafes.com
For Information on this topic please visit following site: http://www.cckbid.com
The Privacy Act of 1974 prohibits releasing the last known address of former service members without their written consent. However, the agency identified below will assist your search by forwarding your letter to the service member's last known address.
To pursue locating a former Army soldier:
Write a letter to the soldier. Place this letter in a sealed and stamped envelope, including your full name and return address.
Write a letter addressed to the National Personnel Records Center requesting their assistance with your search. Be sure to include the service member's name, serial number and/or social security number, and date of birth if available.
Place your envelope addressed to the service member AND the letter to the National Personnel Records Center in ONE envelope. Address this envelope to: National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5200. Please note current addresses for discharged service members are not maintained at the records center - this center only has the service member's last officially recorded address. Letters to service members the record center can not identify or who are known to be deceased will be returned to you.
Please contact the Joint POW-MIA Full Accounting Command (JPAC) through their website at http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/Contact.htm. Site information is only available in English.
Repositioning will provide a number of important benefits.
We will reduce the number of major installations from 41 to 10, thus reducing our use of Korean land by about 2/3 and removing an irritant to Korean neighborhoods while greatly reducing a safety hazard to the Korean people we now are operating very close to.
With enhanced capabilities, we can reduce the number of forces in Korea by 33% and return 85% of our military presence in Seoul, while simultaneously greatly improving our ability to effectively deter aggression and defend the peninsula in a strategically flexible way.
Readiness issues will improve with new facilities and reduced encroachment near installations. Improved quality of life will reduce the hardship aspects of a tour of duty on the Korean Peninsula, enabling us to station service members and their families here for two to three years instead of one year.
Efficiencies of manpower, equipment and facilities we gain will enable our military to focus their efforts far more effectively, bringing the full capabilities of our advanced military to bear in actions required to meet defense objectives on the peninsula.
CFC demonstrates daily that the ROK-US Alliance is an equal partnership of allies and friends working together to provide deterrence and to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
USFK relocation will not change the role of CFC ? which continues to be deterring and defeating aggression against the ROK and, if deterrence fails, defeating aggression against the ROK.
Relocation of USFK is directed at creating a less intrusive, more flexible configuration of American forces in the ROK.
Consolidation of USFK onto two air- and sea-based hubs will:
Reduce US “footprint” on the peninsula
Return valuable land to ROK people (2/3 of land returned--44 million pyong returned; asked for 3.49 milionl pyong in Pyeongtaek area)
Reduce the risk of training accidents
Increase our ability to rapidly reinforce forces on the Korean Peninsula
Enhance force protection
Improve the quality of life for USFK personnel
Korean historical and cultural items on an installation will be returned or will remain on that installation. When items of known or potential historical or cultural significance exist at a location, information on those items are included in documentation to the ROK that is part of the return process. This will help ensure continued protection of those historical and cultural resources. Historical items of significance to the US units may be relocated as part of the unit relocation. Examples of items of significance to US units include plaques or markers that were placed on the installations while in use by US units.
While USFK is a customer of the SNP, it does not own the pipeline either. The Republic of Korea and United States Forces Korea announced on Aug. 9, 2004 that bulk petroleum support to USFK would transition from the ROK owned Trans-Korea Pipeline (TKP) to the commercially owned South-North Pipeline (SNP).
The transition agreement, signed by officials from the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and USFK, details the technical plan for bulk petroleum support on the Korean Peninsula and integrates the latest technology.
Further, the ROK and US jointly-developed the Korean Petroleum Operating Procedures Annex, which outlines in detail the daily operational requirements for storing and distributing US Government owned fuel safely and towards protecting the environment from fuel spills.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has a “zero tolerance” policy for violations of Prostitution and Human Trafficking. USFK fully supports and adheres to the DoD policy on PH&T. USFK has developed a complementary four-pronged strategy that focuses on awareness, identification, reduction, and enforcement by continued interaction with the government of the Republic of Korea and its law enforcement agencies. Our desired end state working with our host nation partners is the elimination of prostitution and its links to human trafficking in the Korean entertainment districts adjacent to U.S. military installations in Korea. Prostitution and human trafficking in persons is a violation of US, Korean and international law, is incompatible with military core values and undermines our mission. Prostitution and human trafficking is a violation of human rights, is cruel and demeaning, and is linked to organized crime. Prostitution and human trafficking deprives an individual of basic human rights. Working closely with the U.S. Embassy, the Korean National Police, local government officials and local business leaders, USFK has helped increase awareness of prostitution and human trafficking among its members. USFK commanders are actively engaged to ensure service members, DoD civilian employees, U.S. invited contractors, and their families understand the ramifications of participating in illegal activities. Commanders have placed areas and establishments off-limits to USFK members and will continue to place areas and establishments off-limits when it is determined that action is warranted. Participation or involvement in prostitution and human trafficking is illegal and is incompatible with military values and is a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). All USFK personnel are encouraged to look for signs of prostitution or human trafficking, such as private rooms for employees and patrons, money being exchanged for unknown reasons and the appearance of someone’s freedom being restricted. USFK personnel should report these incidents to their commanders or the Provost Marshal Office. Prostitution and Human trafficking is serious and if witnessed should be reported to USFK hotline at DSN 333 or from off- installation, 0505-73609333.
USFK does not have the capability to track the number of individual items purchased in the commissary system. However, the Command uses the Command Unique Tracking System (CUTS), to monitor an individual's purchase history and see if there are trends or purchases of large amounts of an item(s). The store manager and/or the area commander determine the limits. Monthly spending limits are determined by family size: 1 person $450, 2 persons $700, 3 persons $900, 4 persons $1050, 5 persons $1250 and 6 persons $1450. CUTS reports are reviewed monthly. If an individual is found to be in violation of spending above their monthly limits or purchasing too many of one product, a Show Cause Letter identifying the violator, the violation and the number of violations is sent to the violator’s unit commander to determine the appropriate action to be taken.
Award nominees must be Korean individuals or organizations. They are nominated by one of the USFK component commands or a staff element of UNC/CFC/USFK headquarters. A narrative description is submitted on behalf of each nominee, explaining their contributions to Korean-American relations.
Nominations on the national level are reviewed by a panel of senior USFK officials. This panel forwards finalists through the UNC/CFC/USFK Chief of Staff to the Commander for final selection of awardees.
The men and women of the United States Forces Korea salute and hold their "Good Neighbors" in high esteem. Learn more about the Good Neighbor Awards here.
USFK members appreciate all support of the Korean-American alliance. Our limited resources do not allow us to accommodate individual (one-on-one) requests, however many of our military units work with Korean Government agencies as well as private, non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organizations that support and promote sound Korean-American relations. Interested persons are encouraged to direct their request to the local Korean government agency where they live for possible inclusion in one of their programs.
As an example, Yongsan-gu has a program where conversational English is taught on Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Karwol-dong Welfare Center. Persons who live in Yongsan-gu may call 754-2484 and ask if to participate in their program. for information about USO good neighbor programs please click on USO outreach program.
