Suspicions have recently surfaced that a famous volleyball player has postponed his military enlistment by complaining of "convergence," and diseases used as reasons to avoid or postpone military service have been diversified.
In the past, bronchial diseases such as asthma, unstable ligament joints (crusting cruciate ligament), and lumbar discs have emerged as reasons for military service corruption, but various diseases are being abused as physical examinations before joining the military have become stricter due to recent advances in medical technology.
Epilepsy is mainly diagnosed through brain wave tests and MRI tests. However, if the test results do not show any abnormalities, it often depends on the patient's clinical symptoms or history.
Of course, serious symptoms of epilepsy are recognized as reasons for exemption from military service. However, medical experts say that if you participate in the game as a professional player, you can also do your military life without difficulty by proving that there is no problem with your daily life.
According to the sports world on the 28th, J, a player of OK Financial Group in men's professional volleyball, is facing a prosecution investigation on charges of military service corruption.
J received the first grade in the physical examination of military service in his early 20s. The record managed by the club also showed a third-degree enlistment, which is an active enlistment by 2020. However, it is known that the re-examination resulted in a grade 4 decision around February 2022.
After falling down once after the game in December 2020, J told the club that he had symptoms of epilepsy after a hospital examination in January of the following year, expressing his position that he would undergo a physical examination for military service.
In addition, the prosecution is also investigating allegations of military service corruption against a number of professional sports players, including soccer, with around 10 targets.
They are all suspected of being exempted from military service or manipulating their judgment ratings, complaining of epilepsy. "If there is no epilepsy or brain wave abnormality, diagnosis depends on patient symptoms and history," said doctor.
It is known that there are cases where he was exempted from military service at the sixth grade at once or was judged as a fourth grade supplementary or fifth grade wartime worker by manipulating the grade through various channels.
Epilepsy is a chronic disease caused by repeated seizures even though there is no cause of seizures, and is a neurological disease commonly known as "tickling."
A neurologist in the Seoul metropolitan area explained, "Electromyosis is a disease in which a part of the brain nerves are hyperexcited and the whole brain is excited, and it is usually controlled with medicine. In the case of intractable epilepsy, it may be difficult to control."
However, professional players who play directly mean that they are medically controlled enough to be able to live their daily lives, he said. "Even if they have tickles, if they are medically controlled, they can withstand intense exercise or military life."
He also said, "Electrombosis is often diagnosed based on clinical convulsions history because various tests such as brain wave tests are performed for diagnosis, but there are many cases where there are no abnormalities."
He added, "However, if you are diagnosed, you have to take anticonvulsants for at least three years, so the doctor is very careful to judge."
Meanwhile, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office and the Military Manpower Administration are investigating a broker who helped evade military service by diagnosing epilepsy.
Broker "A", a former professional soldier, is suspected of receiving tens of millions of won per person to teach him how to exempt him from military service in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Mr. A actively worked on the Internet portal site under the slogan "Physical examination, re-examination, objection, non-compliance with active service, non-compliance with service, and specialized counseling on postponement."
Writer: Chelsie Song
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