Many male students who are anxiously waiting for their army recruitment date hopes to be one of the prestigious KATUSA (Korean Augmentation to the United States Army). As a means to deliver useful advices along with charismatic force that appealed the yet-to-be KATUSA students, Korea University (KU) invited U.S. soldiers and KATUSA soldiers.

 

Soldiers from the eighth infantry division 210 fires brigade 70th brigade support battalion command visited KU on June 4. Gathered in Dongwon Global Leadership Hall, KATUSA and the U.S. soldiers responded to questions from KU students. A 40-minute debate session was opened and soldiers communicated with students regarding questions such as, looking Koreans in the eyes of the U.S. soldiers and vice versa. Also, as the East-Asian power structure between countries start to change as the administrative restructure, soldiers gave their opinion about the current situation.

 

The common reason why there are high number of draftees in Korea who are willing to be KATUSA is because many soldiers believe that the U.S. Army is less abusive and more professional in its training and treatment of soldiers compared with the ROK (Republic of Korea) Army, and that junior enlisted personnel receive better treatment, have more educational opportunities, experience a higher standard of living, and have an overall better quality of life than their ROK counterparts.