The South Korean army, known as the Republic of Korea armed Forces or ROK Armed Forces were formed in 1948 following a Korean Peninsula divide, they occupied Soviet and US forces. The ROK is currently one of the largest standing armed forces in the world, in 2010 the strength was reported at 3,853,000 personnel strong.

Its branches are:

Republic of Korea Army

Republic of Korea Marine Corps

Republic of Korea Air Force

Republic of Korea Navy

Republic of Korea Reserve Forces [Read more...]