Students binged on pizzas to avoid military service
Twelve music students at a college in Seoul binged on pizza and hamburgers five times a day to deliberately gain weight and avoid military service, it has been claimed. The men accused of trying to dodge the mandatory program had all shared weight-gain strategies with one another via an online chat group, according to authorities.
All able-bodied men in the country must serve two years in the military before they turn 28 and must pass a fitness exam before enlisting. Military officials said the group intentionally gained weight to fail entry and had suggested consuming "high-calorie protein shakes, supplements and drinking a lot of aloe juice to retain water weight". Deliberately acting "crazy" was another tip they had shared, findings showed. One gained 30 kilos (66lbs) in six months, officials said.
