{"id":253552,"date":"2026-03-27T18:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/27\/colonel-cho-seong-hyun-refused-early\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:36:14","slug":"colonel-cho-seong-hyun-refused-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/military\/2026\/03\/27\/colonel-cho-seong-hyun-refused-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Colonel Cho Seong-hyun Refused Early Promotion: A Lesson in Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<br \/><b>Colonel Cho Seong-hyun declined an early special promotion after it was considered<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"ynaobject\" ynaimage ynatype_01>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0139\/image-27e09cd7-1633-47a4-9f95-c3397586d9c6.jpeg\" alt=\"&nbsp; Yonhap News\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp; Yonhap News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"yna_title\">President Lee Jae-myung attends all-service senior commanders&#8217; meeting<\/span><span class=\"yna_caption\">(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Han Sang-gyun = President Lee Jae-myung salutes the flag at the all-service senior commanders&#8217; meeting held at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on the 27th. 2026.3.27 xyz@yna.co.kr<\/span><span class=\"yna_description\">(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Han Sang-gyun = President Lee Jae-myung salutes the flag at the all-service senior commanders&#8217; meeting held at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on the 27th. 2026.3.27 xyz@yna.co.kr<\/span><\/div>\n<p>President Lee Jae-myung said Colonel Cho Seong-hyun, commander of the 1st Guard Regiment of the Capital Defense Command, had been considered for an early special promotion but declined it. Cho had ordered troops not to cross Seogang Bridge while carrying out a mission to control the National Assembly during the Dec. 3 emergency martial law period.<\/p>\n<p>On the 27th, the president posted on social media that Cho was not yet due for promotion; while officials had reviewed an early special promotion, Cho told them he would not accept it because he was merely doing what any soldier serving the people should do.<\/p>\n<p>The president added that, out of respect for Colonel Cho&#8217;s devotion to the public and the nation, he was not promoted, and asked the public for understanding. He urged people to support and remember Cho as a true soldier.<\/p>\n<p>After presiding over today&#8217;s (27th) all-service senior commanders&#8217; meeting, President Lee visited the command-and-control center, encouraged the staff, shook hands with Colonel Cho and said he had wanted to meet him in person, Blue House spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said.<\/p>\n<p>#PresidentLee<\/p>\n<p>Yonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk\/Line jebo23<\/p>\n<p>Jang Bo-kyung (jangbo@yna.co.kr)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Lee Jae-myung attended a military commanders&#8217; meeting, emphasizing national defense and 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