Silver spoons at sea: Why Korea’s chaebol heirs choose the Navy
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Headlines about SK Group outside the business pages in recent years have usually been about Chairman Chey Tae-won’s highly publicized and contentious divorce from his wife, Roh So-yeong. Just as the Korean public grew weary of the high-profile couple’s prolonged legal battles, fresh news about the conglomerate centered on the couple’s second daughter, Chey Min-jung. Chey drew significant media attention for an unexpected decision: She joined the Navy as an officer. In South Korea, military service is mandatory for all able-bodied men, but not for women. Her voluntary enlistment became the talk of the town, drawing sustained public interest until her discharge in 2017. This year, another scion of a family-run conglomerate, or chaebol, captured the spotlight for a similar choice. Lee Jee-ho, the son of Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, made headlines on Nov. 28 during a commissioning ceremony at the Naval Academy in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. Representing hundreds of newly commissioned officers, Lee took the oath of service before his family and invitedWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times
Quelle: Korea Times