4) Military Medical Accidents and the Conditions of the Military Medical System A) Servicemen’s Right to Medical Access and Satisfaction with the Military Medical System The military is also building its own system in the medical field in preparation for wartime. However, this particularity has also caused a blind spot in human rights of the servicemen where the military has violated or not guaranteed the human rights of the soldiers for a long time. In 2022, an air force trainee complained of pain in the lower body and went to a military hospital, but the military doctor refused to take an X-ray and went to a private hospital, and the treatment was delayed.407) There was also a case of a soldier who was diagnosed with a neuroma in his arm after enlisting and complained that he had not received proper treatment.408) According to the ‘OECD Health Statistics 2022’ released by the OECD on Jul. 4, the number of outpatient treatment per capita in Korea is 14.7 per year, the highest among the OECD member states (OECD average is 5.9). However, the soldiers, especially those living in military camps, often do not to receive necessary medical services on time, and it is often asserted that their right to access medical care is violated. In a survey of soldiers who had experience using the military medical services, 24.8% of the soldiers responded that they needed to receive medical treatment or tests in the past year, but were unable to receive them in a timely manner (unsatisfied medical experience rate).409) This is 2~3 times the unsatisfied medical experience rate of the general public, and is similar to the results of previous studies that analyzed the data from the 2014 and 2015 military health surveys.410) On the other hand, satisfaction with the military medical services seems to be low, as well. 18.7% of the soldiers responded that they were ‘dissatisfied with the military medical 407) Yonhap News, An air force doctor ignoring even a hip joint necrosis ... “This is not an emergency...”, Mar. 23, 2022 408) Seoul Business, Soldier indicated pain in his arms, but forced to continue training ... leading to nervous paralysis, Jan. 26, 2022. 409) The causes of unsatisfactory medical experience (multiple responses) are ① because the symptoms are mild or will improve with time (46.2%) ② because there is no time to go to a medical institution or to leave work due to training or duties (44.9%) ③ the atmosphere in the unit made it difficult to say that they were sick (27.8%) and ④ went to a military medical facility, but the waiting time was too long (24.7%). 410) NHRCK Investigation, Status Survey of the Military Medical System to Guarantee the Soldiers’ Right to Health, Dec. 2020. 175