Next year's salary will be 2 million won..."The border area can be 4.86 million won".

The military is pushing for a plan to pay 2 million won in salary for a sergeant by significantly improving the treatment of junior executives.

The Ministry of National Defense announced yesterday (18th) that it will raise the basic salary of junior executives, including sergeant and lieutenant, to 6.6% next year at a press conference to mark the halfway point of the Yoon Suk Yeol government.

In the case of guard units, including GPs, which are front-line posts, all overtime pay, which is up to 230 hours per month, can be set at a maximum of 4.86 million won, he added.

At the same time, the Pentagon said it has conducted more than 30 outdoor maneuvers since May 2022 - more than 18 times since the deployment of U.S. strategic assets, which had been virtually halted.

He also explained that the military surveillance satellite for 24-hour monitoring of North Korean nuclear missiles has secured two by next year, and will launch three from a U.S. air base in the third week of this month.

It plans to expand its strike and threat elimination by introducing small self-destruct drones in the unmanned combat system mission area, which has previously been operated mainly on surveillance and reconnaissance.

On the other hand, a defense ministry official countered that many soldiers who were not on the decision-making line raised problems when the agreement was signed.