The Military Manpower Administration (MMA; ) is a government agency in South Korea under the

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. Its headquarters is in Seo District,

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. It has a Physical Reexamination Center in Daegu and a call center in Daejeon. It gathers and manages information about 8.01 million South Koreans (16.8% of the total population), in order to facilitate

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and wartime mobilization. It also handles the issuing of overseas travel permits for conscription candidates.

History

On July 17, 1948, it was assigned by the Ministry of National Defense. On September 1, 1949, it was transferred to the Troop Military District Command under the banner of Army Headquarters. On July 1, 2002, it transferred control of jurisdiction to Military Manpower Administration.

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External links

Official website
{{authority control Government agencies of South Korea Organizations based in Daejeon

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Conscription in South Korea

History

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