Con's to living in Seoul

There are a few alarming facts that you might want to know before embarking on this journey to a country so far removed from our western culture. These next few facts are for military members. The US Air Force issues gas masks to all the spouces and children that come through Osan Air base. It was quite a shock to a friend of mine when her 10 year old was issued a gas mask. The gravity of living 51.7850 miles from the Korean Demilitarized Zone was a grim reality for her at that moment in time.  My friend, we'll call her Dianna and her son were also asked to do a few bomb drills during there stay. Dianna and her son also volunteered to do an evacuation drill where they flew to Japan. These types of things can be hard for a family with children to get used to but, they are all safety precautions and the United States military is the brightest and the best for a reason.