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Assignments
- 1946 Commissioned (Military Camp)
- 1950 6th & 9th Infantry Division Commander
- 1951 3rd Infantry Division Commander
- 1952 Superintendent of Korea Military Academy, 9th Infantry Division Commander
- 1954 1 Corps Commander/5 Corps Commander
- 1959 Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
- 1960 1st Army Commander
- 1961 6th, 7th & 9th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Council
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Introduction of major career paths
- 1950 1st Division Commander, 8th Division Commander
- 1953 Commander of the 5th Army Corps and acting commander of the 1st Army
- 1956 Commander of the 2nd Army
- 1960 5th Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
- 1962 Ambassador to Turkey (also serving as ambassador to Iran, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia)
- 1967 7th~10th National Assembly
- 1968 Minister of National Defense
- 1978 Director of Foreign Affairs and Defense Research
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Introduction of major career paths
- 1941 Graduated from Manchuria Military Academy
- 1949 Division Commander
- 1951 Corps Commander (Korean representative at armistice talks)
- 1952 Army Chief of Staff
- 1954 Military Commander
- 1957 Chief of Staff of the Army
- 1959 4th Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
- 1960 Ambassador to China/Ambassador to France, the Netherlands, and Belgium/Ambassador to Canada
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Introduction of major career paths
- 1954 Graduated from the U.S. General Staff College
- 1957 3rd Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
- 1959 Commander of the 1st Army
- 1963 Ambassador to Sweden/Ambassador to Italy/Ambassador to Thailand
- 1971 Minister of National Defense
- 1974 President of Merit
- 1983 Chairman of the State Foundation of Scandinavia
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Introduction of major career paths
- 1950 Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Army
- 1954 Graduated from the U.S. General Staff College
- 1956 2nd Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
- 1959 Ambassador to France/Ambassador to the United States/Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1964 Prime Minister
- 1973 Speaker of the National Assembly
- 1985 State Affairs Advisory Committee Chairman, General Association for Defense of Freedom and National Salvation
- 1987 President of the Liberty General Federation
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Introduction of major career paths
- 1947 First principal of the Military Academy
- 1948 Military Order Commander
- 1949 First attaché at the Embassy in the United States, division commander
- 1952 Corps Commander
- 1954 First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- 1956 Chief of Staff of the Army
- 1960 Veterans Association Chairman
- 1962 Ambassador to the UK, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
