한국군 평화유지활동에 예비군 민사작전 요원 확보방안에 관한 연구 = A Study on the Securing of Civil Operations Personnel in Korean Military Peacekeeping Activities

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Civil operations carried out in the area since South Korea’s participation in overseas deployment have been well received by local troops and allies. However, due to changes in the defense environment, such as troop reductions, the policy of focusing on standing troops is required. Therefore, it is necessary to respond mainly to security threats on the Korean Peninsula, and to convert the duties of civil operations into reserve forces among the duties of the standing army in overseas dispatch such as peacekeeping activities. In particular, the use of reserve forces is significant considering that the civil operation sector requires a variety of specialty and professional abilities. Since its establishment on April 1, 1968, the Republic of Korea Reserve has played an important role in curbing war on the Korean Peninsula with its standing army. Considering this, it is expected that the reservists will be successful in their mission if they are allowed to dispatch their troops abroad. Therefore, in this paper, the focus was on how to secure personnel dispatched to civil operations units when institutional mechanisms were established for reserve forces to participate in overseas dispatch, such as active duty. As a result of the study, the following measures were proposed: First, the civil brigade, which will be established in the war, will also be assigned a duty to send overseas troops to select and secure reserve troops. Second, the plan calls for mobilizing the selected reserve forces to civil units after the recruitment announcement. Third, the plan is to secure resources such as engineering battalions, Kibo Company, and medical units, which are designated separately, at social professional training centers. Fourth, it includes a plan to systematically train and secure civil operations personnel. The above proposal can be implemented immediately if only legal grounds are provided for the participation of the reserve forces in overseas dispatch activities. However, research on the participation of reserve forces in overseas dispatch needs to be carried out comprehensively, including legal grounds, education and training, fraud measures, and follow-up management after returning from the dispatch site.