Earlier this month, Jin was reported to have submitted an application to cancel his enlistment to the Ministry of National Defense. This also means that Jin is taking the final steps to be ready to enlist as a citizen.
Many people will wonder when Jin might be enlisting. And below is the general information from experts as well as the speculations of netizens about Jin's enlistment time.
According to a report from Yonhap News, insiders said that Jin has officially sent a notice canceling the postponement of enlistment to the Military Manpower Association. Previously, the government allowed Jin in particular and BTS in general to postpone enlistment until the age of 30 due to the group's contributions to nation.
Therefore, Jin can postpone his enlistment until December 31. However, in October, Big Hit Music announced on behalf of BTS that the members will be enlisting in turn starting with Jin. They also announced that Jin will give up his eligibility to postpone his military service after completing the promotion schedule for his solo album.
According to what Yonhap news was released, Jin will now be eligible to be called up for military service. Related to the regulations, once the application is approved and the deferred service application is cancelled, Jin can apply to wait for enlistment and he can be called whenever.
After that, the Military Manpower Association will determine Jin's enlistment time after taking into consideration the number of applicants, the needs of the military, and other factors such as time and place, and health condition. For Jin's case, it was determined that he would join the active service.
Currently, according to experts, the call to enlistment may take effect 1 month after Jin submitted his application to cancel his enlistment. Therefore, Jin may be enlisting in December. Many other sources also said that the time Jin enlisted is in December as Chris Martin shared when talking about Jin telling him something. this. Jin also mentioned that he might be enlisting in the winter during a recent Weverse Live.
Some other experts in the ARMY said that many other factors must be considered to decide Jin's enlistment time. As soon as possible is 1 more month when the number of people serving the army is not enough and at most three months. In general, Jin will enlist at the end or beginning of next year.
Meanwhile, ARMYs are deeply saddened by Jin's temporary passing, but they feel very proud of his military service. Hopefully Jin will finish his military service well soon and come back with ARMY!
