Military Manpower Administration

Military Manpower Administration
병무청

Mascot character (Himchani)
Agency overview
Formed20 August 1970 (1970-08-20)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
Headquarters189, Cheongsaro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
36°21′44″N 127°23′06″E / 36.3622267°N 127.3849235°E / 36.3622267; 127.3849235
Annual budget351.7 billion
US$282.78 million (2023)
Agency executive
  • Kim Jong-chul
Parent departmentMinistry of National Defense
WebsiteOfficial MMA website in Korean
Official MMA website in English
Military Manpower Administration
Hangul
병무청
Hanja
兵務廳
RRByeongmucheong
MRPyŏngmuch'ŏng

The Military Manpower Administration (MMA; Korean: 병무청) is a government agency in South Korea under the 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 (16.8% of the total population), in order to facilitate conscription and wartime mobilization. It also handles the issuing of overseas travel permits for conscription candidates.