What are the Top 20 items Vietnamese citizens conscripting should bring? What is the grade at which students in Vietnam must make initial registration for military service?

What are the Top 20 items Vietnamese citizens conscripting should bring?

Currently, no legislative document stipulates items Vietnamese citizens conscripting should bring. However, one can refer to the following content:

In addition to the provided items, including pith helmet, military uniform, winter clothes, backpack, socks, canvas shoes, belt, towel... newly enlisted soldiers can prepare the following items:

1. Important Personal Documents

- Citizen Identification Card (original + copy)

- Health insurance (if applicable)

- Pen, small notebook (for recording important information)

2. Essential Personal Items

- Toothbrush (no need to bring toothpaste as it will be provided by the unit)

- Clothes brush (for daily laundry)

- Tiger balm, Salonpas gel, Panadol blister pack (extremely essential for relieving pain during high-intensity training)

- Handy shaving razor (simple, compact type)

- Nail clipper (choose a type without a pick to avoid confiscation)

- Needle and thread (for repairing uniforms if needed)

- Correction pen (to mark clothes) to avoid confusion with fellow comrades

- Slippers (for daily living activities)

3. Personal Medication and Medical Supplies

- Vitamin C effervescent tablets (important to boost immunity)

- Diarrhea medicine (as a precaution for unfamiliar food or harsh training conditions)

- Shoe insoles

- Band-aids, antiseptic (for treating minor wounds)

4. Clothing & Personal Accessories

- Undershirts, underwear (bring an adequate quantity)

- Thick, moisture-wicking socks to prevent blisters during marches

- Wristwatch (choose a simple type that can withstand impact)

5. Some Items Not to Bring

- Jewelry, expensive items (easily lost, unnecessary)

- Laptop, gaming devices (not allowed by the army)

- Excessive personal clothes (as military uniforms are provided)

Note: The content is for reference purposes only!

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What is the grade at which students in Vietnam must make initial registration for military service?

Article 16 of the Law on Military Service 2015 provides regulations on the initial registration for military service:

Initial registration for military service

1. In every January, Presidents of People’s Committees of communes, heads or legal representatives of agencies/organizations report to Military Commands of districts the List of male citizens who turn 17 years old and male citizens subject to military service that have not registered for military service.

2. In every April, Military Commander of districts shall send the call-up papers to citizens specified in clause 1 of this Article to perform initial registration for military service.

3. Citizens shall perform initial registration for military service at military service registration receiving agencies specified in Article 15 of this Law.

All male citizens who turn 17 must register for military service.

Thus, male students in grade 11 or 12 must make initial registration for military service if they turn 17.

What are the cases for postponement from conscription in 2025 in Vietnam?

Under Article 41 of the Military Service Law 2015 amended by the Vietnam Militia and Self-Defense Law 2019, the cases for postponement from conscription in 2025 are as follows:

1) Any citizen whose health is unsatisfactory for active duty military service according to the conclusion of the pre-enlistment check-up board;

2) Any citizen being the sole earner who directly takes care of his/her relative who lost working capacity or under working age; any citizen being the sole earner in a family suffering serious damage to humans and properties due to dangerous accidents, disasters, epidemics certified by People’s Committees of communes;

3) Any citizen who is a child of sick soldiers, people infected with dioxin and suffering labor capacity reduction from 61% to 80%;

4) Any citizen whose full brother/sister is a non-commissioned officer/active duty enlisted soldier or a non-commissioned officer/enlisted soldier performing service in the police;

5) Any citizen who is subject to emigration or evacuation in 03 first years to extremely disadvantaged communes according to the socio-economic development project of the State that is decided by People’s Committees of provinces or higher levels;

6) Any citizen who is official or youth volunteer assigned to extremely disadvantage socio-economic area according to the law provisions;

7) Any citizen who is studying at compulsory education institutions or receiving training of university level at higher education institutions or training of college level at vocational education institutions for a training course of a level.

8) Standing Militia.