What are the differences between military service, Public Security Force service and self-defense militia in Vietnam?

Criteria

Public Security Force service

Military service

Militia and self-defense forces

Participation age

From full 18 years old to the end of 25 years old.

In case citizens are trained at college or university level, the age to join the service is until the end of 27 years old.

From full 18 years old to the end of 25 years old.

In case citizens are trained at college or university level, the age to join the service is until the end of 27 years old.

Male: From full 18 to the end of 45 years old.

Female: From full 18 to the end of 40 years old.

If volunteering, it can be extended to the end of 50 years old for male, to the end of 45 years old for female.

Service time

02 years

02 years

04 years

Selection criteria

- Have a clear background;

- Strictly abide by the lines and guidelines of the Party, policies and laws of the State; no criminal record; etc.

- Ensure political standards as prescribed by the Minister of Public Security;

- Graduated from high school. Particularly in disadvantaged areas, citizens who have graduated from lower secondary schools can be recruited. Priority is given to people who have graduated from colleges, universities or higher with necessary expertise.

- Body fit, not deformed and meet other health standards.

- Have a clear background;

- Strictly abide by the lines and guidelines of the Party, policies and laws of the State;

- Be healthy enough to serve in the army;

- Have a cultural level from grade 8 or higher. For localities where it is difficult to ensure that the quota of troops is met, people from grade 7 qualifications shall be selected.

- Have a clear background;

- Well abide by the lines and guidelines of the Party, policies and laws of the State;

- Be healthy enough to perform the duty to join the militia and self-defense force.

Benefits enjoyed

- Be entitled to regimes and policies for non-commissioned officers and soldiers serving in the armed forces;

- Be entitled to vocational training allowance or a job creation allowance;

- Be given the priority to the entrance exam to the People's Public Security schools;

- Be entitled to other regimes and policies as prescribed by the Government.

- 10 days of leave if serving in the army from the 13th month onwards;

- Be entitled to many benefits when demobilized;

- Be entitled to support for vocational training, job creation when demobilized

- Militia (except maritime militia, standing militia):

+ Working day allowance (not lower than the coefficient of 0.8 of the statutory pay rate), if the militia works on duty from 10 pm to 6 pm or in a dangerous and toxic place, he/she will be entitled to the regime according to the Labor Code 2012 of Vietnam.

+ When working far away from the place of residence, they will be provided with accommodation, vehicle support, travel expenses or payment of train and car fare for one-time travel and return; food allowance.

- Self-defense (except marine self-defense, permanent self-defense):

Full salary, benefits, travel allowance and train and car fare are paid according to the regime.

- Marine self-defense:

+ Militiamen are entitled to a working day allowance, the level of allowance is not lower than the coefficient of 0.12 of the statutory pay rate, and a meal allowance.

+ + Self-defense is paid full salary, benefits, travel allowance and train and car fare.

- Standing militia and self-defense force:

+ 01 month's statutory pay rate in case of having from full 12 months to under 18 months.

+ 02 month's statutory pay rate in case of having from full 18 months to under 24 months.

+ 03 months' statutory pay rate in case of having full 24 months or more.