Military service in ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾a is truly the strictest and strictest law of any m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ system in the world. People point out that from the moment you were born here, you knew that you would enter the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ as an identity of a ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an man.
Of course, BTS is no exception to this rule and on December 12, the group's members fully enlisted. Among them, Jimin and Jungkook are the last members to enlist under the companion enlistment form.
In particular, through a recent video on Bangtan TV, fans discovered that Jimin and Jungkook have the same tags on their necks. And this item contains many important meanings for both of you that will surprise you:
On December 12, Jimin and Jungkook became the last two BTS members to enlist at the Training Center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province. Both are reported to have registered for "accompanied enlistment". The concept of “companion sol∂ιєrs” means that Jungkook and Jimin will be dispatched to the same basic training center (which is reported to be the same as Jin). After their basic training, they will be sent to the same living units in the base and will be discharged at the same time.
With this form of m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service, fans feel happy that Jimin and Jungkook can help each other adapt to their first days in the army. Jimin himself also expressed that he felt secure about enlisting with the group's maknae. He said during his final live broadcast before bidding farewell to fans: "I feel like it's good support that I'm going with Jungkook though!"
More specifically, after BANGTAN TV released a video recording the ceremony of Jimin and Jungkook, fans noticed a detail that there were two dog tags on the necks of both Jimin and Jungkook while they were performing the ritual at the Training Center. Not just an ordinary tag, this tag contains important meanings related to their lives.
According to what fans learned, every trainees are given 2 dog tags to hang on their neck on the first day they enlist. The tags contain the information listed: Branch (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines), Service Number: the first two digits state the starting year of service and the other eight digits state the specific unit of the person, Name and Blood group followed by Rh factor.
More specifically, a young ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an man who served in the army said about this iconic item: "It’s a form of identification, and it’s made out of stainless steel. So, it’s a permanent material; it will not rust. And each sol∂ιєr has to carry two dog tags. And when a sol∂ιєr is кιℓℓed in battle, one dog tag has to remain on the d̾e̾a̾d ̾ body, and one is taken away by a surviving sol∂ιєr in order to report the dєαth of that sol∂ιєr, in order to secure the identity of that sol∂ιєr."
He also added an anecdote about his training in the ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an army regarding this tags: "I don’t think it’s actually a practical thing to do, but you put these dog tags in your mouth—so, basically, between your upper and lower teeth—and you just kick your jaw, and then that will go between your teeth. This is what I was told to do in ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾a and in the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴."
First of all, because at the present time it is a time of peace and a ceasefire has been established for nearly 100 years between national borders, so it is unlikely that any bad cases will happen. However, dog tags are a symbol of sol∂ιєrs in the army and since wearing them around their necks, they have shouldered the responsibility of protecting the Fatherland despite all challenges and difficulties.
