military service

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The band have been making their comeback after a three-year music hiatus to complete their mandatory military service, and will be in the middle of an 85-date world tour when they perform at the final.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The legislation would apply only to veterans who became disabled as a result of their military service.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The group returned to the world spotlight in March after an almost four-year pause so its members could carry out their obligatory military service.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

After his two years of military service in Japan, he did a residency at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and later taught at New York Medical College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He was recruited into the Bowibu at nineteen, after two years of military service.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden