Jeonsa is the lowest enlisted military rank

Comparative military ranks of Korea

Comparative military ranks of Korea refer to the ranks and insignia maintained by the three primary military powers present on the Korean Peninsula, those being the Republic of Korea Armed Forces , the Korean People's Army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , and the military forces of...

 of North Korea

North Korea

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. It is a combined title held by soldier

Soldier

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s, airman

Airman

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, and seaman

Seaman

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equivalent to an E-1 on most western military rank scales.

The insignia for Jeonsa consists of a bare shoulder strap or collar tab. The rank is typically held by conscripts and new recruits with six months to a year required in grade before promotion.