Guard posts in South Korea

As they are located in the most dangerous area, they have special features that are different from the usual guard post.

Due to GPs security needs, private groups such as the media have little access.

Unlike ordinary units, fatigue levels are high, and CCTVs are installed, so all actions are regimented.

The western front is flanked by GPs from the north and south, bordering the wide plain along the Imjin River.

On the eastern front, they are close to North Korean GPs and located in rough mountains, so the roads are twisted and unpaved.

Search and guard operations in the DMZ are complicated by heavy bulletproof suits, ammunition, grenades, and bayonets.

The team is selected based on the results of the training center and interview scores, and transfers are not permitted.

On June 19, 2005, at the 530GP in Yeoncheon County private Kim Dong-min threw a grenade with a pin released at the interior office and fired a gun, killing eight people and injuring two others, known to the Korean public as the "Kim Il-byeong Incident.

"[3] On November 16, 2018, Private Kim was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the bathroom of the GP on the eastern front of Yanggu and died en route to hospital.

[4] On July 24, 2018, the Ministry of National Defense decided to withdraw GP equipment and troops on a trial basis.