Can single people be postponed from military service in Vietnam?

Can single people be postponed from military service in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 41 of the Law on Military Service in 2015 (amended by Clause 1.c Article 49 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces in 2019) stipulating postponement and exemption from conscription as follows:

Postponement and exemption from conscription

1. These following citizens shall have conscription postponed:

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

b) 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;

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

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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.

As regulations above, single people can be postponed from military service in Vietnam if they are 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

If the reason for postponement is no longer available, citizens shall be called up for military service.

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In what cases are citizens exempt from military service in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 41 of the Law on Military Service in 2015, hese 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;

Who have power to giving decisions on postponement from conscription in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 42 of the Law on Military Service in 2015 stipulating competence in giving decisions on postponement and exemption from conscription and recognition for completion of active duty military service as follows:

Competence in giving decisions on postponement and exemption from conscription and recognition for completion of active duty military service

1. Presidents of People’s Committees of districts are in charge of giving decision on postponement/exemption from conscription for citizens specified in Article 41 of this Law.

2. The Military Commanders of districts are in charge of giving decision on postponement/exemption from conscription for citizens specified in clause 4 Article 4 of this Law.

As regulations above, the Presidents of People’s Committees of districts are in charge of giving decision onpostponement from conscription in Vietnam.

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