그러나 육군본부는 '고환 양측을 제거한 자는 심신장애 3급에 해당한다'는 국방부 심신장애자 전역 규정 등을 근거로 변 전 하사의 전역을 결정했다.
However, the Army Headquarters decided to release former Sergeant Byun based on the Ministry of Defense's disability regulations for mentally and physically impaired persons, saying, "People who removed both sides of the testicles fall under the 3rd class".