South Korea will cut hundreds of generals in the army special warfare command should set the DPRK threat
World Wide Web Xinhua reported, according to South Korea, "Central Daily" reported that the ROK National Security Explorer Examination Council Speaker and chairman of National Defense Lee Sang advanced Promotion Yu on August 13, said to be phased reduction of about 100 military generals of the work. By Tian-ship incident, in May this year, from five private individuals and 10 composed of reserve generals under the President of the National Security Explorer to check the meeting held on August 11 last meeting, and plans to complete the reform, including national defense, including The report submitted to the Blue House.
According to reports, Lee Sang-Woo said in the meeting with the reporters, "Now we have 440 star army officer," and "effective management of the armed forces need a phased reduction of 100 or so." He said that in order to reduce the number of generals, "is now discussing a variety of possible options, including the now Brigadier General and Major-General by the various schools of the Armed Forces Commander to the colonel by the management." According to reports, generals reduction is expected to be completed by 2015, which is taking over from the U.S. wartime operational command of the time.
In addition, Lee Sang-Woo said, "To take the initiative to counter the North Korean threat, the need for a similar tentatively titled Strategic Command (or special combat force headquarters) of the body", "National Security Explorer to check the meeting brought together Strategic Command created a variety of views. " According to the meaning of Lee Sang-Woo, Strategic Command will be available commandos, special forces of the Armed Forces and Missile Command, Marine Corps, non-lethal weapons, and other special warfare special forces pose. To this end, the fighting capacity of the Marine Corps will achieve modernization, and South Korea held military missile capacity will be expanded. Strategic Command's basic task is to develop the ability to contain North Korean provocation, to prevent war. If North Korea take the initiative to provocation, Strategic Command will be responsible for damage and paralysis of the Korean war, the army headquarters and the central command system, so that the outbreak of the war is difficult.
