Bullying and hazing as the dark side of mandatory military service took the spotlight in the South Korean Netflix series D.P. short for “Deserter Pursuit.” All able-bodied men in South Korea are required to serve 18 months of military service considering that relations between South and North Kor
Bullying and hazing as the dark side of mandatory military service took the spotlight in the South Korean Netflix series D.P. short for “Deserter Pursuit.”
DP refers to members of a special unit within the Korean army’s military police division who are tasked with chasing down and apprehending individuals who flee. Jung Jae-In and Koo Kyo-Hwan are the main stars. The ROTC program aims to promote civil service, discipline, and order through military training. The first official ROTC unit in the Philippines was established in UP on July 3, 1922.
The death of UST student Mark Welson Chua set off an explosion of anti-ROTC sentiment. His body was found floating in the Pasig River on March 18, 2001. Prior to his death, he had reported an account of alleged corruption within the UST ROTC unit to the school’s student publication. Members of the UST ROTC unit were found to be responsible for Chua’s death.
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