Founded last summer by a group of civilians with no affiliation with the military, the Senior Army which currently has around 500 members is part senior citizens' social club and part volunteer organization.
SEOUL, South Korea — Dressed in borrowed camouflage fatigues, they fumbled with their ammunition belts and K2 assault rifles. Some had white hair and a slow, shuffling gait; their average
South Korea’s Senior Army which currently has around 500 members is part senior citizens’ social club and part volunteer organization. But it also has ambitions as a solution to the effects of South Korea’s dismal fertility rate, which, as the lowest in the world, has spurred fears that the military will soon struggle to fill its ranks.