Two female military officers in 2016, 5 ROTC candidates passed last year
Since 2006, graduated 68 female officers and candidates
Result of 150 hours of concentrated education annually in theories and duty training, physical training, and character
[February 11, 2016]
<Miss Shim Myeong-seon and Lee Jung-min who passed the female military officer for 2016>
Two ladies from YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) were selected for the 2016 female military officer, once again proving that YU is the cradle for female military officers. In addition, five were selected for the female ROTC candidates in August of last year, solidifying its position as an institute for fostering female soldiers.
The future 'Real Men' who placed their names on the female military officer list last month are Lee Jung-min (26) who graduated from the YU School of International Economics and Business and Shim Myeong-seon (23), a senior in the School of Business.
Miss Lee Jung-min, who worked for a company in Seoul after graduating, decided to take a shot at becoming a military officer to realize her dreams. She said, "My uncle was a soldier and we visited the National Memorial every year since I was young, so I naturally had an admiration for the uniform." She added, "I am happy that I was able to achieve my dream, which I forgot about for a while working."
The reason why YU has continuously graduated female officers is because the college has been operating a female soldier fostering program. Since 2005, the YU female career development center and student military education team have been operating systematic educational programs for female students hoping to become soldiers.
In order to improve the competence as soldiers, YU has been operating an annual 150 hour education program that includes theoretical and practical education, physical training, and character training for female students. They included improving intellectual abilities such as language and logics, as well as data interpretation, education on improving problem-solving skills, decision-making abilities, and work capacities, and other various theoretical education such as history education and improvement of national outlooks, outlook on security, and military spirits. It also engages in physical training such as the 1.5km run, push-ups and sit-ups. It also includes character education and motivation programs for becoming a female soldier such as taking field trips for basic training, visitations to military camps, and volunteer activities.
In particular, those who passed all say that the personal guidance from alumni Baek Sung-hee (51), a reserver major, helped greatly. Major Baek, who graduated from YU and joined the military in 1990 served for 20 years, used her field experience to come up with an educational program, and is very popular among female students for her up close and personal style of teaching as a female drill instructor.
Shim Myeong-seon, who narrowly missed being selected for the female military officer in the final stage, realized her dream in her second try. She said, "Our alumni who served for many years provided us with not only education, but also a lot of advice as a mentor and she was a great motivation while preparing to become a military officer." She added, "I will diligently fulfill the officer fostering education in the future and become a respected soldier that contributes to the national interest."
Those picked up for the female military officer this year will receive a 16 week officer fostering education and training course from the end of February at the Army Student Cadet Military School in Goesan, Chungbuk and then be appointed as second lieutenants.
Meanwhile, YU has been graduating female military officers every year since 2006. In September of 2010, it was selected as a 'female ROTC pilot college' that opened the doors of the ROTC program for women for the first time by the Ministry of National Defense. YU has so far fostered a total of 68 female military officers and ROTC cadets.
