Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 08-5-29-1 5/29/2008 It has come to light that North Korea has lowered, and in some cases abolished, medical requirements for new recruits conscripted in this year’s spring military draft. A source inside North Korea told the “Daily NK” on May 26th, “Originally, men had to be … Continue reading Recruiting difficulties lead DPRK to discard consciption standards