Joint Chiefs of Workers (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung has ordered a full substitute of generals on the prime army management as a part of personnel reform following final yr’s martial legislation turmoil, sources stated Thursday.
In response to the sources, Jin has ordered the substitute of all generals on the JCS, in addition to lieutenant colonels and colonels who’ve served on the group for 2 years or longer.
“The measure is a part of personnel reform within the aftermath of the martial legislation (try),” a army official stated.
Below the order, round 40 generals presently affiliated with the JCS are anticipated to be reassigned to respective army branches or the protection ministry.
In September, all seven four-star generals who have been in workplace on the time of ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial legislation imposition in December final yr have been discharged.
