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.

The unnamed man received a suspended prison sentence of one year after doubling his daily food consumption to avoid military service duties, per reports

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 man in South Korea has been found guilty of trying to dodge the draft by gaining an exorbitant amount of weight, The Associated Press and The Korea Herald reported. South Korea requires all “able bodied” men to serve in the country’s military for a minimum of 18 months.

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,