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| 병무청 | |
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| Formed | 20 August 1970; 55 years ago (1970-08-20) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | 189, Cheongsaro,Seo-gu,Daejeon,South Korea 36°21′44″N127°23′06″E / 36.3622267°N 127.3849235°E /36.3622267; 127.3849235 |
| Annual budget | ₩351.7 billion US$282.78 million (2023)[1] |
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| Parent department | Ministry of National Defense |
| Website | Official MMA website in Korean Official MMA website in English |
| Military Manpower Administration | |
| Hangul | 병무청 |
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| Hanja | 兵務廳 |
| RR | Byeongmucheong |
| MR | Pyŏngmuch'ŏng |
TheMilitary Manpower Administration (MMA;Korean: 병무청) is a government agency in South Korea under theMinistry of National Defense. Its headquarters is inSeo District,Daejeon.
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 facilitateconscription andwartime mobilization. It also handles the issuing of overseas travel permits for conscription candidates.[2]
On July 17, 1948, it was assigned by the Ministry of National Defense.[clarification needed] On September 1, 1949, it was transferred to the Troop Military District Command under the banner of Army Headquarters.[clarification needed] On July 1, 2002, it transferred control of jurisdiction to Military Manpower Administration.[clarification needed][citation needed] On 13 July 2025, Hong So-young became the first woman lead the Military Manpower Administration.[3]
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