Ken Rhee
Republic of Korea Navy Underwater Demolition Team (ROKN UDT)
Ken Rhee was born in Korea, educated in the US, but returned home to enlist in the UDT team in South Korea. He spent 8 years operating in Korean UDT/Seals. After 7 years operating he eventually became an instructor before enrolling in an exchange programme to the US Navy SEALs. Here he completed the BUDs training course and spent a further two years training with the unit, in the United States, before returning to Korea to continue instruction. He has been involved in military operations against North Korea and against Somali Pirates in African Waters. He was the Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Warfare Special Training Unit – responsible for training recruits for anything from selection training, through to full operational training programmes.
