This undated photo shows Army Staff Sgt. Choi Woo-ri, a long-term standing reservist with the Army's 60th Infantry Division, smiling as she responds to interview questions. Courtesy of ROK Army
It took years for former Army Staff Sgt. Choi Woo-ri to return to uniform.
Leaving the military was never about giving up her dream. It was a decision she made for her family after she and her husband, both career soldiers, struggled to balance military service with raising their three young children.
“My discharge wasn’t giving up on my dream. It was simply putting it on hold,” Choi said in an interview with The Korea Times.
Choi, who now serves as a long-term standing reservist with the Army’s 60th Infantry Division, said she had wanted to be a soldier since childhood.
