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South Korean students take part in a training camp for civilians at a military base of the Special Warfare Command in Bucheon, west of Seoul, on August 4, 2010. The camp is part of a summer programme organised by the army for 1,245 civilian who have volunteered to experience hard military training.  

By , a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.
AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE
AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE
AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE

South Korean students take part in a training camp for civilians at a military base of the Special Warfare Command in Bucheon, west of Seoul, on August 4, 2010. The camp is part of a summer programme organised by the army for 1,245 civilian who have volunteered to experience hard military training.  

Joshua Keating is a former associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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