Vietnam: In 2023, what are the eligibility requirements for admission to military schools? What are the opportunities for female candidates in enrollment to military schools?
- In 2023, what are the eligibility requirements for admission to military schools in Vietnam?
- In Vietnam, what is the People's Army enrollment target? What are the opportunities for female candidates in enrollment to military schools in Vietnam?
- Are candidates who have passed the pre-qualification and are qualified eligible for admission to military schools in Vietnam?
In 2023, what are the eligibility requirements for admission to military schools in Vietnam?
- According to the provisions of Circular 17/2016/TT-BQP, to register for admission to military schools in Vietnam, candidates must be eligible for admission according to the criteria of 3 contents: politics, morality, culture, age, and health. When applying for admission to military schools, candidates must go through a preliminary round.
- Regarding age, pursuant to Clause 2 Article 15 of Circular 17/2016/TT-BQP amended by Clause 2 Article 1 of Circular 24/2018/TT-BQP as follows:
+ Non-military youths aged from 17 - 21 (ie candidates born in 2001 to 2005)
+ Active military personnel, demobilized military personnel
+ And citizens who fulfill police duty from 18 to 23 years old (ie born in 1999 to 2004).
- Regarding health, pursuant to Article 16 of Circular 17/2016/TT-BQP amended by Clause 3 Article 1 of Circular 42/2017/TT-BQP as follows:
The Military Command Board of districts and towns will organize a medical check-up and conclude whether the children are eligible to apply or not. Each school will publish its own health requirements (height, weight, and refractive error), however, candidates must achieve type 1 and type 2 health.
In particular, in terms of height, currently, height is applicable to 2 groups:
+ The group of schools training commanders, staff, and logistical and political officers: a required height of 1m65, and a required weight of 50kg or more.
+ For engineering and doctor training schools, a required height of 1m63, and a required weight of 50kg or more.
At the same time, male candidates who are ethnic minorities (16 very few ethnic groups including Cống, Mảng, Pu Péo, Si La, Cờ Lao, Bố Y, La Ha, Ngái, Chứt, Ơ Đu, Brâu, Rơ Măm, Lô Lô, Lự, Pà Thẻn, La Hủ) are lowered in height from 1.60m to 1.58m. Thus, candidates under 1.60m from the above area are eligible for pre-qualification for military service.
- In addition, Clause 2, Article 14 of Circular 17/2016/TT-BQP also stipulates that candidates must have good moral qualities and be members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Candidates must have a clear family political background and be eligible for admission to the Communist Party of Vietnam.
In Vietnam, what is the People's Army enrollment target? What are the opportunities for female candidates in enrollment to military schools in Vietnam?
According to information from the Military Enrollment Board of the Ministry of Defense widely reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, in 2023, the enrollment target will be more than 4,300 students for full-time military undergraduate and college programs.
In particular, the Military Technology Academy enrolls more than 450 military engineers; The Military Medical Academy enrolls more than 340 students; The First Army Academy recruited more than 490 students; Telecommunications University enrolls more than 320 students.
- Opportunities for female candidates in the enrollment to military schools in Vietnam: there are 4 academies enrolling female candidates (including non-military young women and military women), specifically:
+ Enroll 32 training targets for military doctors and pharmacists at the Military Medical Academy
+ Enroll 20 training targets in the following fields: information technology, electronics, and telecommunications, biomedical electronics, optical weapons, and geoinformatics at the Military Technology Academy
+ Enroll 4 targets of Logistics Academy; enroll 8 targets for training in English, Russian, Chinese, and international relations majors at the Academy of Military Science (2 targets each).
Are candidates who have passed the pre-qualification and are qualified eligible for admission to military schools in Vietnam?
- Pursuant to Article 10 of Circular 17/2016/TT-BQP on enrollment methods and Article 20 of Circular 17/2016/TT-BQP on the order of registration, organization of pre-qualification and preparation of enrollment dossiers together with information from the Military Admission Board of the Ministry of Defense, candidates apply for admission to full-time military undergraduate and college programs must pass pre-qualification, meet the standards prescribed by the Ministry of Defense (non-military youths pre-qualified at the Military Enrollment Board at the district, town or city level directly under the province; active-duty military personnel pre-qualified at the Military Enrollment Board at the regimental level and equivalent).
+ Candidates can only register one aspiration (aspiration 1, the highest aspiration) to a school in the Army right from the time of making the application.
If the school has more than one major, candidates can only apply for admission to one. For the remaining aspirations, candidates enroll in schools outside the Army, the registration is carried out according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
+ Candidates applying for admission to military academies and schools shall register for admission and adjust their aspirations to register for admission according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
+ Candidates who have applied for admission to a military school, if they wish to still adjust their desire to be admitted to another military school in the same school group.
* Group 1 includes academies | * Group 2 includes academies |
- Logistics, Navy, Border Guard, Air Defense-Air Force (Staff Command system) - Officer schools: 1st Army, 2nd Army, Political, Commando, Artillery, Armored, Chemical Defense, Information, Engineers. | - Military Technology - Military medicine - Military science |
- In 2023, military academies and schools will only consider admission to full-time military undergraduate and college programs for candidates who have passed the pre-qualification and meet the standards prescribed by the Ministry of Defense
+ Take the High School Graduation Exam in 2023 to get university and college admission results
+ Have exams and subjects suitable to the combination of subjects for admission to military schools that candidates register for
+ Register for admission of aspiration 1 to the school applying for admission or the group of military schools, candidates have adjusted their aspirations for admission (aspiration 1) in accordance with the school's admission complex.
Thus, candidates who do not pass Aspiration 1 to military academies and schools will be considered for admission to subsequent aspirations to schools outside the Army in order of priority of candidates applying for admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.
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