This research analyzes the life-satisfaction of Korean and German soldiers in the light of their
leadership experience in the military. I paid special attention to levels of self-respect,
life-satisfaction, and differences in their leadership experience. To this end, I surveyed
university students in Seoul, and Gyeonggi and North Chungcheon Provinces in Korea who
have completed their military service, and German students who also had completed their
military service. First, I surveyed 306 individuals using the SPSS 20.0 program. I studied
five areas of their li9fe post-military. First, I surveyed the general characteristics of each
individual. Second, I analyzed their sense of self-respect. Third, I analyzed their
life-satisfaction. Fourth, I compared their leadership experience. Fifth, I compared their lifesatisfaction
in view of their leadership experience. The results show, first, German soldiers
have more self-satisfaction than Korean soldiers. Second, Korean soldiers have more
satisfaction with their military life. Third, German soldiers have better leadership experience.
Fourth, there is a meaningful difference in the satisfaction with leadership between Korean and
German soldiers. However, among German soldiers alone there is no meaningful difference in
their satisfaction with their leadership.
There seems to be no relationship between a sense of satisfaction and military service in
Germany, where military service is voluntary, and lasts only six months in any case. However
in Korea, a soldier's satisfaction depends on their leadership. So we must strive to improve the
military experience by instituting a program to help soldiers grow personally through better
communication and interaction between classes.