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Military Manpower Administration
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The Military Manpower Administration (MMA; Korean: 병무청; Hanja: 兵務廳; RR: Byeongmu cheong) is a government agency in South Korea under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters is in Seo District, Daejeon.
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병무청 兵務廳 Byeong-mu-cheong | |
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Formed | 20 August 1970; 53 years ago (1970-08-20) |
Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
Headquarters | 189, Cheongsaro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea 36.3622267°N 127.3849235°E / 36.3622267; 127.3849235 |
Annual budget | ₩351.7 billion US$282.78 million (2023)[1] |
Parent department | Ministry of National Defense |
Website | Official MMA website in Korean Official MMA website in English |
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Military Manpower Administration | |
Hangul | 병무청 |
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Revised Romanization | Byeongmu cheong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏngmu ch'ŏng |
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It has a Physical Reexamination Center in Daegu and a call center in Daejeon.[2]
It gathers and manages information about 8.01 million South Koreans (16.8% of the total population), in order to facilitate conscription and wartime mobilization. It also handles the issuing of overseas travel permits for conscription candidates.[2]