COL Seo, Wan Seok is a native of Seoul, ROK and earned his commission as an Infantry Second Lieutenant in 2001.
Colonel Seo took several positions during his career. Some of the highlighted positions are as follows. During '17.11 - '19.11, he was the Commander of 2nd Battalion, 39ID. He also took position as the G3, 39th ID during '19.11 - '20.11. COL Seo has a deep understanding of operations due to his career. He worked as a U.S. policy division deputy director, MND from '20.11 - '22.11. He was the Commander in ROKBATT UNIFIL from '23.12 - '24.07 and earned his Colonel rank here. As a Colonel, he operated as the DCG for the ROK 7ID from '24.08 - '24.12, and took his current position as COS-R for 2ID RUCD.
Colonel Seo graduated the Korea Military Academy, class '01. He graduated the ROK Joint Forces Staff College, and the U.S Joint Forces Staff College. Colonel Seo's awards and decorations are commensurate with his time in service.
Colonel Seo is married and has two sons.