According to news from ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an media, BTS will fully enlist in the middle of December. BTS's m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment news has now become hot potato on SNS and fans don't seem to miss any details related to the members' m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment.
It includes paying attention to whether any members of BTS enlisted during the training camp where j-hope was working as an instructor. Previously, it was reported that Jimin and Jungkook would enlist at the Training Center where Jin is working so fans wondered if RM or V could enlist at j-hope's Center.
The answer was later confirmed by an official at the Training Center where j-hope is working:
Starting from December last year, BTS conducted the group's m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment process starting with Jin's enlistment at the Yeoncheon Training Center. Then j-hope is the next member of BTS enlisting in 36th Infantry Division's Baekho(Wh̾i̾t ̾e tiger) unit in Wonju, Gangwon Province.
Meanwhile, at the end of this month, вιg нιт Music announced that the remaining 4 members of the group are also preparing for their m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment. Although вιg нιт Music did not specifically reveal the exact enlistment date of the 4 members, however, according to ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an media reports, RM and V were confirmed to enlist on December 11 while Jimin and Jungkook enlisted in companion form on December 12.
Along with this news, ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an media also revealed that when Jungkook and Jimin enlist on December 12 as companion enlistments, they will likely go to the 5th Infantry Division Recruit Training Center in Yeoncheon, Kyunggi-do province - where Jin previously enlisted in the army and is now a coach. This makes fans look forward to a reunion of the 3 BTS members in the barracks.
Meanwhile, fans also wonder if Jin can become Jimin and Jungkook's superior sol∂ιєr in the barracks, will the cases of RM, V and j-hope be similar? However, it seems there is no possibility for this to happen because even j-hope's own division has released information about their plans to receive new recruits in the near future.
Specifically, an official said, j-hope's 36th division is not accepting any new trainees, even in the form of companion enlistment in December 2023 or March 2024. Even if the BTS members wanted to enlist together there, but they were not chosen to go to the division where j-hope was working as as αѕѕistant instructor.
Not only that, according to ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an media, RM and V will enlist at the Nonsan Training Center on December 11. Meanwhile, V has pαѕѕed the entrance exam to enter Special Mission Unit at Capital Defence Commandand and RM will register for another branch (specific information unknown). In general, there was no chance for BTS members to meet j-hope at his barracks during his m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service.
However, this is not too big of a problem because they will definitely do well and help each other in many different ways during this process. Fans also feel lucky because at least Jin, Jimin and Jungkook can become teammates to help each other during the time the two youngest members of the group undergo basic m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ training.
Finally, with the recent news of BTS' m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment, HYBE is seeing their stock levels drop rapidly. Just after the news of the members' enlistment in mid-December was released, HYBE saw its stock drop nearly 4% in the most recent trading session, showing the large gap left by BTS.
With plans to fully enlist at the end of this year, BTS is expected to return with 7 members in 2025 after being discharged from the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴. They have also made full preparations for fans during this time of separation, but at least until June of next year when Jin is discharged from the army will ARMYs be partially comforted!
