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Military Service Distinguished The MMA has been promoting the "Military
Family Enhancement Project Service Distinguished Family Enhancement
Project" since 2004 to create a social atmos-
phere where those who faithfully fulfilled military service feel pride and are
respected from the people. The MMA selects military service distinguished families
who have completed active service for three generations (direct lineal descendant of
the 1st generation to the 3rd generation), with the Korean Independence Army added
in 2013 and independence patriots in 2020. A military service distinguished family
is awarded a certificate and a commendation, and is provided with preferential
benef ts such as discounts and waiver of usage fees when using national, public, and
private facilities. The project helps create a culture of voluntary military service with
pride in fulf lling their military service obligation.

[Chart 5-6] Statistics of Military Service Distinguished Families
(Unit: year, families, person)

Category Total 2004 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
-2010
Family 6,395 760 302 301 545 497 466 560 492 714 741 1.017
Military
service 32,376 3,431 1,426 1,444 2,642 2,520 2,490 2,932 2,670 3,779 3,820 5,222
completed

2. Relocating Military Air Bases Through a Fair Procedure

In accordance with the Special Act on the Relocation of Military Air Bases and
Support Therefor enacted in 2013, the MND plans to relocate military air bases in
Daegu, Suwon, and Gwangju to relieve the noise impact of residents living near
military air bases and to contribute to urban development.
In March 2018, the MND selected two regions as candidates for the relocation site
for the Daegu military air base in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province the area of Ubo-
myeon, Gunwi-gun and the area of Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun and Sobo-myeon,
Gunwi-gun.
In 2019, based on agreements with the local communities, the MND decided and
announced the areas surrounding the relocation sites and reviewed and passed the
criteria and procedure for selecting the relocation site incorporating the results of
deliberative survey on citizens’ opinion. And based on this, after reviewing and
passing a plan to support the areas surrounding the relocation sites that fully ref ects
the opinions of the residents gathered by way of holding a public hearing on the

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