Will non-commissioned officers, soldiers who are no longer on active service be recruited as professional servicemen in Vietnam in 2024?
Will non-commissioned officers, soldiers who are no longer on active service be recruited as professional servicemen in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and officials 2015 stipulates the selection and recruitment of professional servicemen specifically as follows:
Selection and recruitment of professional servicemen
1. Subjects to be selected:
a) Officers of the Vietnam People’s Army with current positions as officers being no longer required in case of change of personnel structure;
b) Non-commissioned officers, soldiers who are no longer on active service, currently serving on probation in the army;
c) National defense workers and officials;
2. Subjects to be recruited:
Vietnamese citizens outside the scope as prescribed in Clause 1, this Article, permanently residing in Vietnam, aged from 18 and over;
3. Qualifications for selection and recruitment:
a) Have political and ethical credentials, good health, clear curriculum vitae and volunteer to serve in the army;
b) Have degrees, certificates of technical and professional competence in accordance with titles of professional servicemen;
4. Manner of selection and recruitment is examination. Those who have had excellent university degrees or high-level technical and professional competence shall be selected and recruited via examination.
Thus, for non-commissioned officers, soldiers who are no longer on active service, they can be recruited as professional servicemen if they meet the following conditions:
- Have political and ethical credentials, good health, clear curriculum vitae and volunteer to serve in the army;
- Have degrees, certificates of technical and professional competence in accordance with titles of professional servicemen;
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When is the time of pre-enlistment medical check-up for Vietnamese citizens in 2024?
According to Article 40 of the Law on Military Service 2015, the time of pre-enlistment medical check-up for Vietnamese citizens is regulated as follows:
Pre-enlistment medical check-up for citizens
1. Presidents of People’s Committees of districts shall issue the decision on establishment of Pre-enlistment check-up board at the request of Offices of Health of the same levels.
2. The Military Commander of district is in charge of issuing order for medical examination for citizens subject to conscription; Head of Police department of the district is in charge of issuing order for medical examination for citizens subject to service in People’s Army. The order for medical examination shall be sent to the citizens at least 15 days before the date of examination.
3. The Pre-enlistment check-up board of districts shall provide medical examination for citizens subject to enlistment and service in People’s Army; in case of necessity, the Pre-enlistment check-up board of districts shall decide the subclinical examination, including examination for drugs, HIV; ensuring the accuracy and taking responsibilities for the result of pre-enlistment check-up.
4. The pre-enlistment check-up shall be conducted from November 01st to December 31st of every year. Time of the second pre-enlistment check-up shall be according to the regulations in Article 33 of this Law and decided by the Prime Minister.
5. The results of medical examination shall be posted at the head office of People’s Committees of communes and relevant organizations/agencies within 20 days.
Thus, the time of pre-enlistment medical check-up for Vietnamese citizens is from November 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
In case of necessity, the Prime Minister will decide on the time of the second pre-enlistment medical check-up for Vietnamese citizens.
What are the cases of exemption from conscription in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 41 of the Law on Military Service 2015, it is stipulated as follows:
Postponement and exemption from conscription
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2. These following citizens shall have conscription exempted:
a) Any citizen who is a child of revolutionary martyrs or grade 1 wounded soldiers;
b) Any citizen who is a brother of revolutionary martyrs;
c) Any citizen who is a child of grade 2 wounded soldiers; a child of sick soldiers suffering labor capacity reduction of 81% or above; a child of people infected with dioxin and suffering labor capacity reduction of 81% or above;
d) Any citizen carrying out essential tasks who is not a soldier or a People’s Army;
dd) Any citizen who is official or youth volunteer assigned to extremely disadvantaged socio-economic area according to the law provisions for 24 months or more;
3. Citizens eligible for postponement of conscription prescribed in clause 1 of this Article shall be called up for military service if the reason for postponement is no longer available.
Citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article who volunteer to join the army shall be consider selecting and calling up.
4. Lists of citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription shall be posted publicly at head offices of People’s Committees of communes and/or relevant organizations/agencies for 20 days.
Thus, These following citizens shall have conscription exempted:
- Any citizen who is a child of revolutionary martyrs or grade 1 wounded soldiers;
- Any citizen who is a brother of revolutionary martyrs;
- Any citizen who is a child of grade 2 wounded soldiers; a child of sick soldiers suffering labor capacity reduction of 81% or above; a child of people infected with dioxin and suffering labor capacity reduction of 81% or above;
- Any citizen carrying out essential tasks who is not a soldier or a People’s Army;
- Any citizen who is official or youth volunteer assigned to extremely disadvantaged socio-economic area according to the law provisions for 24 months or more;
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