수지비괘(水地比 ䷇ 8)는 하나의 양효와 다섯 음효의 구성으로 이루어진 일양오음괘 중의 하나이다. 그리고 일양오음괘는 하나의 양을 의미하는 의식과 다섯 음으로 나타나는 무의식의 관계와 역동을 상징한다. 일양오음괘는 초효에서 시작하여 상효에 이르기까지 그 양효의 위치에 따라 여섯 개의 다른 괘의 모습을 갖는다. 심리적인 측면에서 이것은 의식의 자리에 따라 정신의 내용이 정해진다는 것을 의미한다. 더불어 양효의 움직이는 그 진행 과정을 통해 정신적 에너지의 흐름도 살펴볼 수 있다. 즉, 일양오음괘의 시작인 첫 번째 지뢰복괘(地雷復 ䷗ 24)의 정신적 내용이 순차적으로 진행하다가 그 최적의 자리인 다섯 번째 수지비괘(水地比 ䷇ 8)를 거쳐 마지막 여섯 번째인 산지박괘(山地剝 ䷖ 23)의 과정을 거쳐 가게 된다. 다시 말해 양효 하나의 위치에 따라 결정되는 괘와 해당 효사의 내용은 일정한 정신적인 흐름을 보여준다고 할 수 있다. 그 결과 회복하여 처음 시작하는 복괘는 의식의 시작이며, 이후 이효, 삼효, 사효 등으로 진행되는 과정은 의식의 흐름을 나타낸다고 여겨진다. 그리고 다섯 번째 자리인 비괘 오효에서는 그 정점에 이르게 되어 의식의 최적 상태에 놓이게 된다. 자연과 동일하게 정신도 최고의 상태에서 점차 하락의 길로 들어서는데 그것이 마지막 여섯 번째인 박괘 상효에 이른다. 그런데 모든 것이 떨어져나가는 박괘의 상효는 효사에 다시 시작하는 내용을 담고 있다. 이것을 이어받는 것이 복괘의 초효이다. 이것은 심리적으로 힘든 우울의 상태에서 회복의 단계로 바뀌는 정신의 순환(circumambulation)을 의미한다. 이런 순환 과정에서 지나가야하는 단계가 있는데 그것이 중지곤괘(重地坤 ䷁ 2)이다. 절기상 음력 9월인 박괘와 11월인 복괘 사이에 10월의 곤괘가 놓여있다. 이것은 회복과 치유의 흐름에는 반드시 곤괘의 모성적 과정을 거쳐야함을 뜻한다. 정신의 재생에 심리적 자궁으로의 후퇴는 필연적인데 박괘, 곤괘, 복괘로 이어지는 흐름이 그것을 보여주는데 곤괘가 절대적인 역할을 한다. 더불어 비괘를 비롯한 일양오음괘는 그 본체 역시 여섯 음효로 이루어진 곤괘이다. 즉, 여섯 개의 일양오음괘는 모두 곤괘와 일정한 관계를 맺고 있는데, 일양오음괘 양효들과 그에 상응하는 곤괘 음효와의 상관성을 살펴봄이 의미가 있을 것이다. 이것은 여섯 개의 모습으로 나타나는 의식의 상태와 연결되는 모성적 무의식의 역동이라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 일양오음괘는 각각 모성 원형과 의식의 통합에 대한 표현을 상징한다. 이것을 잘 드러내는 것이 일양오음괘의 괘상의 의미이다. 그것의 괘상은 어머니를 상징하는 곤(坤 ☷)과 아들을 의미하는 장남의 뇌(雷 ☳), 중남의 감(坎 ☵), 차남의 간(艮 ☶)의 결합으로 이루어진다. 그 결과 양효의 차례대로 순차적으로 지뢰복(䷗), 지수사(䷆), 지산겸(䷠), 뇌지예(䷏), 수지비(䷇), 산지박(䷖)이 만들어진다. 이것은 상징적으로 의식의 진화 과정이라고 할 수 있다. 이렇게 어머니와 아들의 결합을 의미하는 일양오음괘들은 모성적 무의식과 의식의 진전되는 관계를 표상한다. 또한 아들의 위치에 따른 어머니와의 관계는 의식의 태도에 대한 모성의 역동과 연관이 된다. 이런 일양오음괘 여섯 괘의 흐름에서 심리적인 의미를 연역해낼 수 있을 것이다. 그리고 그 의식의 활성화가 가장 정점인 상태가 비괘 오효에 해당하고 마땅히 이에 상응하는 곤괘 오효의 내용을 비교하면 의식과 모성적 무의식의 통합의 상태와 의미를 찾을 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 이러한 흐름 전체가 개성화 과정에 비유될 수 있음을 확인할 수 있다.
Just before the Korean War, the total number of the North Korean troops was 198,380, while that of the ROK(Republic of Korea) army troops 105,752. That is, the total number of the ROK army troops at that time was 53.3% of the total number of the North Korean army. As of December 2008, the total number of the North Korean troops is estimated to be 1,190,000, while that of the ROK troops is 655,000, so the ROK army maintains 55.04% of the total number of the North Korean troops. If the ROK army continues to reduce its troops according to [Military Reform Plan 2020], the total number of its troops will be 517,000 m 2020. If North Korea maintains the current status(l,190,000 troops), the number of the ROK troops will be 43.4% of the North Korean army. In terms of units, just before the Korean War, the number of the ROK army divisions and regiments was 80% and 44.8% of North Korean army. As of December 2008, North Korea maintains 86 divisions and 69 regiments. Compared to the North Korean army, the ROK army maintains 46 Divisions (53.4% of North Korean army) and 15 regiments (21.3% of North Korean army). If the ROK army continue to reduce the military units according to [Military Reform Plan 2020], the number of ROK army divisions will be 28(13 Active Division, 4 Mobilization Divisions and 11 Local Reserve Divisions), while that of the North Korean army will be 86 in 2020. In that case, the number of divisions of the ROK army will be 32.5% of North Korean army. During the Korean war, North Korea suddenly invaded the Republic of Korea and occupied its capital 3 days after the war began. At that time, the ROK army maintained 80% of army divisions, compared to the North Korean army. The lesson to be learned from this is that, if the ROK army is forced to disperse its divisions because of the simultaneous invasion of North Korea and attack of guerrillas in home front areas, the Republic of Korea can be in a serious military danger, even though it maintains 80% of military divisions of North Korea. If the ROK army promotes the plans in [Military Reform Plan 2020], the number of military units of the ROK army will be 32.5% of that of the North Korean army. This ratio is 2.4 times lower than that of the time when the Korean war began, and in this case, 90% of total military power should be placed in the DMZ area. If 90% of military power is placed in the DMZ area, few troops will be left for the defense of home front. In addition, if the ROK army continues to reduce the troops, it can allow North Korea to have asymmetrical superiority in military force and it will eventually exert negative influence on the stability and peace of the Korean peninsular. On the other hand, it should be reminded that, during the Korean War, the Republic of Korea was attacked by North Korea, though it kept 53.3% of troops, compared to North Korea. It should also be reminded that, as of 2008, the ROK army is defending its territory with the troops 55.04% of North Korea. Moreover, the national defense is assisted by 25,120 troops of the US Forces in Korea. In case the total number of the ROK troops falls below 43.4% of the North Korean army, it may cause social unrest about the national security and may lead North Korea's misjudgement. Besides, according to Lanchester strategy, the party with weaker military power (60% compared to the party with stronger military power) has the 4.1% of winning possibility. Therefore, if we consider the fact that the total number of the ROK army troops is 55.04% of that of the North Korean army, the winning possibility of the ROK army is not higher than 4.1%. If the total number of ROK troops is reduced to 43.4% of that of North Korea, the winning possibility will be lower and the military operations will be in critically difficult situation. [Military Reform Plan 2020] rums at the reduction of troops and units of the ground forces under the policy of 'select few'. However, the problem is that the financial support to achieve this goal is not secured. Therefore, the promotion of [Military Reform Plan 2020] may cause the weakening of military defence power in 2020. Some advanced countries such as Japan, UK, Germany, and France have promoted the policy of 'select few'. However, what is to be noted is that the national security situation of those countries is much different from that of Korea. With the collapse of the Soviet Unions and European communist countries, the military threat of those European advanced countries has almost disappeared. In addition, the threats those advanced countries are facing are not wars in national level, but terrorism in international level. To cope with the threats like terrorism, large scaled army trops would not be necessary. So those advanced European countries can promote the policy of 'select few'. In line with this, those European countries put their focuses on the development of military sections that deal with non-military operations and protection from unspecified enemies. That is, those countries are promoting the policy of 'select few', because they found that the policy is suitable for their national security environment. Moreover, since they are pursuing common interest under the European Union(EU) and they can form an allied force under NATO, it is natural that they are pursing the 'select few' policy. At present, NATO maintains the larger number of troops(2,446,000) than Russia(l,027,000) to prepare for the potential threat of Russia. The situation of japan is also much different from that of Korea. As a country composed of islands, its prime military focus is put on the maritime defense. Accordingly, the development of ground force is given secondary focus. The japanese government promotes the policy to develop technology-concentrated small size navy and air-forces, instead of maintaining large-scaled ground force. In addition, because of the 'Peace Constitution' that was enacted just after the end of World War II, japan cannot maintain troops more than 240,000. With the limited number of troops (240,000), japan has no choice but to promote the policy of 'select few'. However, the situation of Korea is much different from the situations of those countries. The Republic of Korea is facing the threat of the North Korean Army that aims at keeping a large-scale military force. In addition, the countries surrounding Korea are also super powers containing strong military forces. Therefore, to cope with the actual threat of present and unspecified threat of future, the importance of maintaining a carefully calculated large-scale military force cannot be denied. Furthermore, when considering the fact that Korea is in a peninsular, the Republic of Korea must take it into consideration the tradition of continental countries' to maintain large-scale military powers. Since the Korean War, the ROK army has developed the technology-force combined military system, maintaining proper number of troops and units and pursuing 'select few' policy at the same time. This has been promoted with the consideration of military situation in the Koran peninsular and the cooperation of ROK-US combined forces. This kind of unique military system that cannot be found in other countries can be said to be an insightful one for the preparation for the actual threat of North Korea and the conflicts between continental countries and maritime countries. In addition, this kind of technology-force combined military system has enabled us to keep peace in Korea. Therefore, it would be desirable to maintain this technology-force combined military system until the reunification of the Korean peninsular. Furthermore, it is to be pointed out that blindly following the 'select few' policy of advanced countries is not a good option, because it is ignoring the military strategic situation of the Korean peninsular. If the Republic of Korea pursues the reduction of troops and units radically without consideration of the threat of North Korea and surrounding countries, it could be a significant strategic mistake. In addition, the ROK army should keep an eye on the fact the European advanced countries and Japan that are not facing direct military threats are spending more defense expenditures than Korea. If the ROK army reduces military power without proper alternatives, it would exert a negative effect on the stable economic development of Korea and peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsular. Therefore, the desirable option would be to focus on the development of quality of forces, maintaining proper size and number of troops and units under the technology-force combined military system. The tableau above shows that the advanced countries like the UK, Germany, Italy, and Austria spend more defense expenditure per person than the Republic of Korea, although they do not face actual military threats, and that they keep achieving better economic progress than the countries that spend less defense expenditure. Therefore, it would be necessary to adopt the merits of the defense systems of those advanced countries. As we have examined, it would be desirable to maintain the current size and number of troops and units, to promote 'select few' policy with increased defense expenditure, and to strengthen the technology-force combined military system. On the basis of firm national security, the Republic of Korea can develop efficient policies for reunification and prosperity, and jump into the status of advanced countries. Therefore, the plans to reduce troops and units in [Military Reform Plan 2020] should be reexamined. If it is difficult for the ROK army to maintain its size of 655,000 troops because of low birth rate, the plans to establish the prompt mobilization force or to adopt drafting system should be considered for the maintenance of proper number of troops and units. From now on, the Republic of Korean government should develop plans to keep peace as well as to prepare unexpected changes in the Korean peninsular. For the achievement of these missions, some options can be considered. The first one is to maintain the same size of military troops and units as North Korea. The second one is to maintain the same level of military power as North Korea in terms of military force index. The third one is to maintain the same level of military power as North Korea, with the combination of the prompt mobilization force and the troops in active service under the system of technology-force combined military system. At present, it would be not possible for the ROK army to maintain such a large-size military force as North Korea (1,190,000 troops and 86 units). So it would be rational to maintain almost the same level of military force as North Korea with the combination of the troops on the active list and the prompt mobilization forces. In other words, with the combination of the troops in active service (60%) and the prompt mobilization force (40%), the ROK army should develop the strategies to harmonize technology and forces. The Korean government should also be prepared for the strategic flexibility of USFK, the possibility of American policy change about the location of foreign army, radical unexpected changes in North Korea, the emergence of potential threat, surrounding countries' demand for Korean force for the maintenance of regional stability, and demand for international cooperation against terrorism. For this, it is necessary to develop new approaches toward the proper number and size of troops and units. For instance, to prepare for radical unexpected political or military changes in North Korea, the Republic of Korea should have plans to protect a large number of refugees, to control arms and people, to maintain social security, and to keep orders in North Korea. From the experiences of other countries, it is estimated that 115,000 to 230,000 troops, plus ten thousands of police are required to stabilize the North Korean society, in the case radical unexpected military or political change happens in North Korea. In addition, if the Republic of Korea should perform the release of hostages, control of mass destruction weapons, and suppress the internal wars in North Korea, it should send 460,000 troops to North Korea. Moreover, if the Republic of Korea wants to stop the attack of North Korea and flow of refugees in DMZ area, at least 600,000 troops would be required. In sum, even if the ROK army maintains 600,000 troops, it may need additional 460,000 troops to prepare for unexpected radical changes in North Korea. For this, it is necessary to establish the prompt mobilization force whose size and number are almost the same as the troops in active service. In case the ROK army keeps 650,000 troops, the proper number of the prompt mobilization force would be 460,000 to 500,000.