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including posting comments on political issues at any time, there are growing
concerns over the possibility of their comments violating political neutrality.
Therefore, it is necessary to raise the awareness of servicemembers to comply with
political neutrality, now more than ever.
To keep pace with such changes in the barracks environment, the MND is striving
to raise the awareness of servicemembers by presenting clear and specific codes of
conduct and conducting regular education on these codes.
First, education materials were provided to servicemembers to help them
understand the laws and the guidelines in an easier way by suggesting examples
for each case. To maintain political neutrality in the existing guidelines on the use
of mobile phones in the military, the MND added essential rules to be observed by
servicemembers when using social media, and made additional efforts to prevent
online violation of political during the by-elections and the 21st legislative elections
which took place after the use of mobile phones were allowed. Chapter 5
Throughout the year, the MND is also raising the awareness of servicemembers
by offering education and giving emphasis on observation of political neutrality.
Education is conducted in consideration of the forgetting curve and the cycle of troop
rotation, and servicemembers are being supervised to practice the guidelines on

the use of mobile phones on a daily basis to recognize and implement the values of
observing political neutrality.

3. Open Management of National Defense 4)
Launched in 2015, the
group aims to discover
Promoting Active Policy To gain public trust, the MND is actively promoting ideas for promoting
defense policies and to
PR Activities its key policies, including Defense Reform 2.0, utilize the talents of experts
in various fields such as
through various channels such as the press, digital smart and innovation,
culture, medical care,
media, and on-site communication. In addition, to communicate directly with the media, and PR (27
members in 2019 ª 31
public to gain their understanding and consensus on national defense policies, the members in 2020).
MND continues to carry out PR activities focused on public participation through 5)
the "Communication Experts Group" composed of experts in various f elds such as An online press corps
4)
composed of college
smart and innovation, media and culture, and medical care and "Online Supporters students and general
public interested in the
(M-Friends)" composed of college students. national defense policies.
5)
Centering on public
As the f rst step of reaching a consensus among the public, the MND is producing communication, the
organization was launched
online and mobile promotional contents considering the increasing influence of in 2016 to promote online
PR activities on national
these platforms. In 2020, in line with the increase in the dissemination speed of key policies (45 members
in 2019 ª 50 members in
information via YouTube, the MND produced a new video titled "Real Military 2020).

Chapter 5. Establishing a Fair, Transparent, and Efficient National Defense Operation System