Kim served as a Conscript in an Infantry Regiment that was deployed in Vietnam in the final stages of the Korean withdrawal from Vietnam. After his compulsory service he was recommended for Officer School, and graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1972 in the Self-Propelled Artillery branch. He has served as Commanding General, 6th Artillery Brigade (1997–1998), Commanding General, 35th Infantry Division (1999–2000), Commanding General, Capital Defense Command (2004–2005), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005–2006).
Prior to assuming the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2008, he was Commanding General of the First ROK Army.
In September 2009, he replaced Lee Sang-Hee as the 42nd Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense.
Despite being considered as a good military officer with his skill from both inside and outside of the ROK military, he started to suffer strong criticism after the sinking of ROKS Cheonan. In May 2010, he offered his resignation to President Lee Myung-bak, although it wasn't accepted.
On 25 November 2010, he stepped down from his post as Minister of Defense in the wake of criticism he received for his handling of the shelling of Yeonpyeong.[1] The next day it was announced that his successor would be Kim Kwan-Jin, his JCS Chairmanship predecessor.[2]
Referencesedit
^"South Korean defence minister resigns over deadly clash". BBC News Online. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
^. Xinhua. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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young, military, this, korean, name, family, name, young, korean, 김태영, born, january, 1949, 34th, chairman, joint, chiefs, staff, republic, korea, armed, forces, 42nd, republic, korea, minister, national, defense, young김태영minister, national, defensein, office,. In this Korean name the family name is Kim Kim Tae young Korean 김태영 born 13 January 1949 was the 34th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and 42nd Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Tae young김태영Minister of National DefenseIn office 23 September 2009 3 December 2010PresidentLee Myung bakPreceded byLee Sang heeSucceeded byKim Kwan jinPersonal detailsBorn 1949 01 13 13 January 1949 age 75 Seoul South KoreaAlma materKorea Military AcademySogang UniversityMilitary serviceAllegiance South KoreaBranch service Republic of Korea ArmyYears of service1967 2009RankDaejangCommandsJoint Chiefs of StaffKorean nameHangul김태영Hanja金泰榮Revised RomanizationGim Tae yeongMcCune ReischauerKim T aeyŏng Kim served as a Conscript in an Infantry Regiment that was deployed in Vietnam in the final stages of the Korean withdrawal from Vietnam After his compulsory service he was recommended for Officer School and graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1972 in the Self Propelled Artillery branch He has served as Commanding General 6th Artillery Brigade 1997 1998 Commanding General 35th Infantry Division 1999 2000 Commanding General Capital Defense Command 2004 2005 and Chief Director Joint Operations Headquarters Joint Chiefs of Staff 2005 2006 Prior to assuming the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2008 he was Commanding General of the First ROK Army In September 2009 he replaced Lee Sang Hee as the 42nd Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Despite being considered as a good military officer with his skill from both inside and outside of the ROK military he started to suffer strong criticism after the sinking of ROKS Cheonan In May 2010 he offered his resignation to President Lee Myung bak although it wasn t accepted On 25 November 2010 he stepped down from his post as Minister of Defense in the wake of criticism he received for his handling of the shelling of Yeonpyeong 1 The next day it was announced that his successor would be Kim Kwan Jin his JCS Chairmanship predecessor 2 References edit South Korean defence minister resigns over deadly clash BBC News Online 25 November 2010 Retrieved 25 November 2010 S Korea names Kim Kwan jin former JCS chief as new defense minister Xinhua 28 November 2010 Archived from the original on 29 November 2010 Retrieved 28 November 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kim Tae young Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Korean Military offices Preceded byKim Kwan jin Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff amp Chief Director of the Joint Defense Headquarters2008 2009 Succeeded byLee Sang eui Preceded byLee Sang hee Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense2009 2010 Succeeded byKim Kwan jin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kim Tae young military amp oldid 1216843171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
