A Study on the Foreign Female Military Reserve System and Its Implications for Korea

The proportion of female soldiers in the military has continued to increase and is expected to expand in the future.However, the reality is that there is a lack of in-depth research.This research aims to study the foreign female military reserve system and its implications for Korea.For this case study, the United States and Israel, where women have traditionally served actively in the military under a democratic system, and Taiwan, which recently began training female reserve forces in response to the threat of Chinese invasion, were selected as research subjects.While women's military service in South Korea, the United States, and Taiwan is volunteer-based, Israel's is conscription-based.The U.S., in particular, has a very different mixed active and reserve service system.In South Korea and the United States, reserve service is optional for women who leave active duty, whereas it is mandatory in Israel and Taiwan.The length of reserve service is the same for male and female reservists in South Korea, the United States, and Taiwan, whereas in Israel it is about two-thirds of the length of active duty.The implications for South Korea's women's military reserve system are that South Korea should consider introducing a mixed active and reserve service system and implementing a plan to integrate women into the reserve after they leave the military.