ROK Armed Forces

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The ROK Armed Forces are the unified military forces of South Korea, responsible for the country's defense and security on land, at sea, and in the air.

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Label Occurrences
ROK Armed Forces canonical 4
ROK military 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance United States Armed Forces
United States Forces Korea
alsoKnownAs ROK Armed Forces
surface form: ROK military

Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces

Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: South Korea Armed Forces
borderResponsibility Korean Demilitarized Zone
budgetType defense budget of South Korea
chiefMilitaryAuthority Minister of National Defense (Republic of Korea)
surface form: Minister of National Defense of South Korea
commanderInChief President of South Korea
conscriptionAge 18
conscriptionGender male
country South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea
countryCapital Seoul
currentCommanderInChiefTitle President of the Republic of Korea
engagesIn air warfare
land warfare
naval warfare
foundingDate 1948-08-15
governingBody Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense
surface form: Ministry of National Defense of South Korea
hasBranch Republic of Korea Air Force
Republic of Korea Army
Republic of Korea Marine Corps
South Korean Navy
surface form: Republic of Korea Navy
hasComponent conscription system
reserve forces
hasJointCommand Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff
headquartersLocation Seoul
historicalContext post-World War II division of Korea
historicalPredecessor Korean Liberation Army
legalFoundation Constitution of South Korea
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Korea

National Defense Act of South Korea
surface form: National Armed Forces Act of South Korea
memberOf United Nations peace operations
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations
nativeName Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: 대한민국 국군
nativeNameLanguage Korean
operatesIn South Korea
primaryMission defense against North Korea
deterrence of external aggression
national defense of South Korea
region East Asia
serviceBranchesCount 4
shortName ROK Armed Forces self-link
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: South Korean Armed Forces
standardLanguage Korean
subordinateTo South Korean government
surface form: Government of South Korea
topMilitaryOfficer Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea
treaty United States–South Korea security alliance
surface form: ROK–US Mutual Defense Treaty
usesConscription yes
usesScript Hangul

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Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) alsoKnownAs ROK Armed Forces
subject surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
ROK Armed Forces shortName ROK Armed Forces self-link
ROK Armed Forces alsoKnownAs ROK Armed Forces
this entity surface form: ROK military
ROK Army Aviation Command allegiance ROK Armed Forces