Every last member of BTS has enlisted in the army and begun their first basic m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ training. Although this means that BTS will be absent from the entertainment industry for another 18 months, it does not mean that fans cannot keep up with any news from the members.
During these days, fans can still update some information related to the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ life of newly enlisted members through The Camp. In particular, every day, ARMYs can know what foods rookies can eat for 3 meals. The ďïệt is definitely nutritious and might even make Jungkook love it, but V might have a hard time adapting to it.
Fans quickly realized how the meal could affect them:
On December 12, the remaining 4 BTS members quietly joined m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ units, officially 7 BTS members completed their m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service together. Among them, RM and V enlisted at Nonsan Training Center on December 11 and Jimin and Jungkook enlisted the next day at Yeoncheon Training Center. After completing a 5-week basic training course at these new recruit training centers, they will be deployed to the official unit.
Since the BTS members enlisted, fans have been actively using 'The Camp' app - a public communication service m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷. This application is a ḳöŕênän application aimed at updating the status of recruits of each barracks to their families during 5 weeks of basic training. On "The Camp" every day, the captains will post information about the schedule, daily meals as well as sometimes some photos of the recruits during training for family and friends.
Following the popularity of Jin and j-hope, RM, V, Jimin and Jungkook are the #1 trainees fans look forward to appearing on The Camp's board. In particular, their daily meal section receives a lot of attention from fans every day because it seems to be the most frequent news they can update about their idols' m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ life.
For example, on RM and V's first day of enlistment, fans noticed that the menu had many delicious dishes such as Paeju Sea̾w̾e ̾ed Soup, Stir-Fried Dried-Squid, Stew Chicken with BBQ Sauce as well as Kimchi. In a meal on day 2, they enjoyed ḳöŕệän fish cake soup, stir-fried smoked duck, chive kimchi, cabbage kimchi, and pickled radish. These dishes make fans excited, but one thing that makes fans worried is because V cannot eat spicy food. Even eating spicy kimchi is quite hard for V, so fans are worried that he won't be able to fully enjoy the meal.
On the contrary, Jungkook and Jimin's meal was said to make the group's maknae fascinated because it included banana milk, which he loves. In the second meal menu that Jungkook ate in the army, in addition to banana milk used as dessert, there were also rice, spicy fish soup, fried chili powder, grilled abalone with butter, stewed pork leg meat and kimchi. Meanwhile, the first day meal of the two Yeoncheon recruits included rice, Budaejjigae (m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ hotpot), beef stir-fried with Gochujang chili sauce, braised fish cakes and kimchi. For someone who eats easily like Jungkook, these dishes can completely seduce him.
Although meals are important and affect each member of the group, fans hope that everyone can adapt well and eat well to have a healthy body for the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴. In particular, fans hope that V will not be hindered too much because he cannot eat spicy dishes at m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ meals:
- this looks spicy. Good morning Taehyung! I hope you had a good sleep.
- i hope its not spicy :( wish that they add apple juice because he loves it
- I hope there’s not spicy food
- Eat well Tae. Hope you like the meal.
- I love seeing the meal update, some people find it strange but somehow it reconnects us with jungkook
- i almost want to go visit there just to eat ... lol
- Ahhhhh Jungkook got his favorite but it seems to be difficult for V
- I hope all our trainees will like it
- don’t let it be too spicy please and where’s his drink. eat well baby
- Plus the food looks spicy. I hope it isn't spicy... Hope my babybear is eating well
- FRFR THEY KNOW JUNGKOOK IS COMING SO THEY PREPARED BANANA UYU !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY IS THIS MAKING ME ALL GIGGLY AND HAPPY
- Eat well and be healthy babies
