Why aren't students granted military exemptions?

Are athletes the only ones who enhance our national prestige?
High-achieving students also enhance our national prestige on a global scale.
If we aren't going to grant military exemptions in all fields—such as mathematics, science, music, art, and magic—then we should abolish sports as well.
It is ironic that athletes like Park Seung-soo or Lee Ki-hyuk, whom no one abroad knows, receive military exemptions, while BTS has to serve in the military.