The Republic of Korea armed forces initiated on May 1 the disbandment of the 8th Army Corps, which will transfer its subordinate military units to the 3rd Army Corps and is set to be officially disbanded at the end of next month. This action was taken as a component of Defense Reform 2.0, implemented by the Moon Jae-in administration in response to the decrease in the number of adult men available for conscription due to South Korea’s declining population. The disbandment was initially scheduled for 2021 but was postponed following an incident in February of that year in which