
홍소영 병무청장은 병역 특례 제도와 관련해 부적절한 언행을 한 아시안게임 선수들에 대해 유감을 표하며, 국방부와 마찬가지로 점진적 축소 및 장기적 폐지에 동의한다고 밝혔다. 또한 BTS 멤버들의 병역 이행이 공정성과 신뢰 제고에 기여했다고 평가했다.
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병역 특례제는 예술·체육 분야에서 뛰어난 성과를 낸 인원에게 병역 혜택을 주는 제도로, 최근 형평성 논란이 지속적으로 제기되어 왔다.
제도 개선 필요성엔 "점진적 축소·장기적 폐지 국방부안에 동의"
(서울=연합뉴스) 전명훈 기자 = 홍소영 병무청장은 12일 2026 아이치·나고야 아시안게임 출전 선수들이 병역 특례 제도와 관련해 부적절한 언행을 한 데 대해 "병무청장으로서 매우 안타깝고 유감스럽게 생각한다"고 밝혔다.
홍 청장은 이날 정부대전청사 병무청 본청에서 열린 국회 국방위원회 병무청 국정감사에서 더불어민주당 김병주 의원의 관련 질의에 이같이 답변했다.
홍 청장은 "병역을 이행하고 있는 우리 젊은 청년들이 받았을, 느꼈을 상실감과 제도개선을 요구하는 국민의 목소리를 병무청장으로서 무겁게 받아들이고 있다"고도 덧붙였다.
홍 청장은 예술·체육요원을 포함한 병역 특례제도를 개정할 필요성에 대한 의견을 묻자 "국방부와 의견이 같다"고 답했다. 앞서 국방부는 이 제도를 점진적으로 줄이고 장기적으로는 폐지하겠다는 입장을 밝혔다.
홍 청장은 대중문화 영역에서 국제적 성과를 낸 그룹 방탄소년단(BTS) 군 복무를 모두 마친 데 대해서는 "BTS 멤버 전원이 1명도 빠짐없이 전원이 병역을 이행함으로써 병역의 공정성과 국민에 대한 신뢰를 높이는 데 크게 기여했다"고 평가했다.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
국방부와 병무청이 공동으로 병역 특례제도 개선안을 마련할 것
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