on 17.12.2001 16:07, DENNIS BOYETT at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The AP article greatly exaggerates the size of the > regular Korean Peoples Army rather than 1.1 million > strong it is about 400,000 to 500,000 strong.Of course > Many people are enrolled in the non regular vcoluntary > WorkerPesant Red Guards and Red Young Guards. > Dennis Boyett. >
People�s Army means at least in the DPRK that in practice all adults belong to the army. That type of an army cannot be compared with a conscript army or professional hired army. That is why it is a bit difficult to say the actual amount of troops. For instance when harvestig rice or corn almost all people are on fields, in uniforms or without uniforms... Friendly. Heikki Sipila
