7-month vacation limit “eventually broke up” …’rubber shoes’ with corona ringing

Eom-mo, a 23-year-old office worker, bought three’couple clothes’ to wear with her boyfriend last year. Eom’s boyfriend, Baekmo, 24, enlisted in last March. Eom is the so-called’rubber god’ who is dating an enlisted soldier. Eom bought a couple look to wear with her boyfriend, but each time Baek’s vacation was canceled or postponed, buying clothes every season repeated.

Due to the spread of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), vacations for military personnel are restricted, and the sorrow of the’Rubber God’ and the’Gunhwa’ couple is growing. Since February of last year, the Ministry of Defense has been controlling vacations for soldiers in accordance with the domestic Corona 19 trend. Mr. Eom said, “Before enlistment, he was a boyfriend I saw at least once a week.”

A couple clothes that Ms. Eom, 23, bought last July to wear with her boyfriend. It is said that it was summer clothes, so he could not wear it in November when his boyfriend went on vacation. [엄씨 제공]

Baek’s first vacation was originally scheduled in July of last year. Ms. Eom purchased a couple’s shirt to wear with Ms. Baek. However, due to the spread of Corona 19, the vacation was canceled, and they said that they bought a new autumn couple tea after saying, “You can go on vacation in the fall.” Baek’s vacation was held four times since last July, but was delayed. Eom had to cancel all of the restaurants he had reserved to go with his boyfriend. Baek, who enlisted in March, went on his first vacation on November 5, last year, when he had to wear winter clothes.

Mr. Eom said, “I want to visit even if I want to see you, but it is impossible to enter the unit itself due to Corona 19,” he said.

The rubber shoes with a’recruit’ boyfriend enlisted at the end of last year are also painful. Lee Hee-won (23), who had a boyfriend of the same age who enlisted in early December of last year, said, “It is natural, but I miss my boyfriend so much.” Lee has a picture of seeing off her enlisted boyfriend in front of the Paju 1st Division’s Recruitment Training College as a KakaoTalk profile.

A photo taken by Lee Hee-won (23) in front of the 1st Division Recruitment Training College in Paju, Gyeonggi-do with her boyfriend in December last year. [이씨 제공]

When Mr. Lee leaves work at 6 o’clock, it has become a routine for him to hold his mobile phone. This is to receive contact from her boyfriend, Hong Mo. He said, “The boyfriend is the youngest in the unit, and all of the seniors’ vacations are being pushed back.”

Another rubber shoe, Mr. Choi, 22, said, “Because I think that the restraint of my boyfriend’s vacation will be released only when the distance is relieved, I am more observing the quarantine rules than anyone else.” “If it wasn’t for Corona 19, about twice a month I must have made time to visit him.” In the online community where the rubber shoes gather, more than 150 articles have been posted saying that they are waiting for their boyfriend’s vacation on the 4th. “It’s too hard”, “I really want to see my boyfriend”, and “I’m upset that I can’t take my vacation for more than 6 months.”

Aunt 21, a college student, broke up on the 6th with a boyfriend he met for over 400 days. Lee was also an inspiring shoe waiting for his boyfriend who went to the army, but it is said that the breakup was reached due to vacation restrictions due to Corona 19. Lee said that it has been more than 7 months since last year’s boyfriend’s vacation was canceled and he couldn’t meet him. Mr. Lee said, “Because colleges are close to each other, we met almost every day until our boyfriend enlisted,” he said. “I got along well even in the military, but I couldn’t meet them for more than half a year, so I got into trouble with trifles.”

Mr. Lee said, “We talked about’Let’s go on a domestic trip when we have a vacation.’ .

The Ministry of National Defense decided to allow limited leave from the 3rd of last year, only for recruits who have never taken a leave after enlistment, such as those enlisted before Chuseok (October 1). On the 3rd, soldiers are buying tickets at TMO, Armed Forces Lounge in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. yunhap news

On the other hand, the Ministry of National Defense is planning to restrict vacations only to soldiers who have never taken vacation before Chuseok (October 1) last year. The 2.5 stage of distance within the military, which was applied from November 26 last year, has been extended to the 14th.

Reporter Jeong Jin-ho [email protected]