A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service.

A South Korean man hoping to avoid mandatory military service has been convicted after deliberately trying to gain so much weight it would make him ineligible.

A man was given a suspended sentence after he tried to avoid serving in a combat unit by gaining weight, highlighting extreme draft-dodging tactics.

A South Korean man has been found guilty of dodging his required military service after he binge ate for several months in hopes of becoming too obese to serve in a combat role. The 26-year-old, whose name was not released,

A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.