<P> Notable athletes who have been granted exemptions from military service are the bronze medal - winning football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic gold medalist badminton player Lee Yong - dae, swimmer Park Tae - hwan, and 2014 Asian Games gold medalist tennis player Hyeon Chung . </P> <P> The following data is from' Regulation on Public Servant Compensation', implemented on 1 January 2017 . Exchange rate as of 2 May 2018 (₩ 1077 to $1.00 USD) </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Private (이등병) </Th> <Th> Private first class (일등병) </Th> <Th> Corporal (상등병) </Th> <Th> Sergeant (병장) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ₩ 163,000 $151.35 (approx) per month </Td> <Td> ₩ 176,400 $163.79 (approx) per month </Td> <Td> ₩ 195,000 $181.06 (approx) per month </Td> <Td> ₩ 216,000 $200.56 (approx) per month </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Private (이등병) </Th> <Th> Private first class (일등병) </Th> <Th> Corporal (상등병) </Th> <Th> Sergeant (병장) </Th> </Tr>

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