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 South Korean man was convicted after gaining 44 pounds in order to dodge his nation's compulsory military duty.

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.

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 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,

A man in South Korea is off to jail after gaining weight to avoid being drafted into the military. The man, not named in reports, gained 44 pounds when his number came up. This placed him in a category that allowed him to do the national service required of young people in a community center rather than the army.