Military Manpower Administration

The Military Manpower Administration is a government agency in South Korea under the Ministry of [National Defense (South Korea)|Ministry of National Defense]. Its headquarters is in Seo District, Daejeon.
It has a Physical Reexamination Center in Daegu and a call center in Daejeon.
It gathers and manages information about 8.01 million South Koreans, in order to facilitate conscription and wartime mobilization. It also handles the issuing of overseas travel permits for conscription candidates.

History

On July 17, 1948, it was assigned by the Ministry of National Defense. On September 1, 1949, it was transferred to the Troop Military District Command under the banner of Army Headquarters. On July 1, 2002, it transferred control of jurisdiction to Military Manpower Administration. On 13 July 2025, Hong So-young became the first woman lead the Military Manpower Administration.