South Korean Man Jailed for Weight Gain to Avoid Military Service
A Seoul court sentenced a 26-year-old South Korean man to a two-year suspended prison sentence for deliberately gaining over 44 pounds to avoid active military duty. His accomplice, also 26, received the same sentence for assisting in the scheme. The man, initially deemed fit for active duty, significantly increased his caloric intake and quit his job to reach a weight qualifying him for social service. Both defendants and prosecutors did not appeal the November 13th ruling.
John Q. Hosedrinker