Does mild nearsightedness require to perform military service in Vietnam?

Does mild nearsightedness require to perform military service in Vietnam?

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of Circular 148/2018/TT-BQP regulating drafting requirements are specified as follows:

1. Age:

a) Citizens from the age of 18 to under 26.

b) Graduate male citizen who enters university or college and postpones conscription for a training course of a level will be drafted until he turns 28.

2. Political requirements:

a) Comply with Joint Circular No. 50/2016/TTLT-BQP-BCA dated April 15, 2016 of the Minister of National Defense – the Minister of Public Security on provisions for political requirements for conscripting citizens into the Vietnamese People’s Army.

b) Drafting for crucial and classified agencies, units and positions in the Army; ceremonial battalion; professional National Guards and Military shall comply with regulations and law of the Ministry of National Defense.

3. Health requirements:

a) Draft citizens with health type 1, 2, 3 as specified in Joint Circular No. 16/2016/TTLT-BYT-BQP dated June 30, 2016 of the Minister of Health – the Minister of National Defense on provisions for pre-enlistment check-up.

b) Drafting for agencies, units and positions specified in Point b Clause 2 of this Article must ensure separate standards as regulated by the Ministry of National Defense.

c) Do not conscript citizens with health type 3 and eye disorders (1.5 dioptre myopia or higher, hypermetropia at all degrees); drug addicts, those contracted with HIV, AIDS.

4. Cultural requirements:

a) Draft citizens who finished 8^th grade or higher in descending order. In areas where the drafting quota cannot be guaranteed due to hardship, request the competent authorities to consider and decide to draft citizens who finished 7^th grade.

b) Communes in remote and isolated areas, in areas with economic - social hardships according to regulations and law; ethnic minorities below 10,000 people shall draft no more than 25% of the citizens who finished primary education and the citizens who finished lower secondary education are drafted to fill the rest.

So, in principle, last year you were postponed for some reason, but this year you are nearsighted. Here, the data you provided is unclear, it is not yet determined how nearsighted you are, if your nearsightedness is 1 .5 degrees or higher, you are not qualified to perform military service in Vietnam.

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What are cases of drafting postponement and exemption in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Article 5 of Circular 148/2018/TT-BQP stipulates the above content as follows:

Drafting postponement and exemption

The drafting postponement and exemption during peace time shall comply with Article 41 of the 2015 Law on Military Service. To be specific:

1. The following citizens shall have their conscription postponed:

a) Citizen whose health is unsatisfactory for active military service according to the conclusion of pre-enlistment check-up board.

b) Citizen being the only breadwinner who directly takes care of his relatives who lost working capacity or under working age; citizen being the only breadwinner in a family suffering serious damage to humans and property due to dangerous accidents, disasters, epidemics confirmed by the People’s Committees of the communes, wards, towns (hereinafter referred to as “communes”).

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

d) Citizen whose biological siblings is a non-commissioned officer/active duty enlisted soldier or a non-commissioned officer/enlisted soldier performing service in People’s Army.

dd) Citizen who subject to emigration or evacuation in the first 03 years to extremely disadvantaged communes according to the socio-economic development project of the State decided by the People's Committees of provinces or higher levels.

e) Citizen who is an official or a youth volunteer assigned to an extremely disadvantage socio-economic area according the law provisions.

g) Citizen who is studying at a compulsory education institution or receiving training or university level at a higher education institution or training of college level at a vocational education institution for a training course of a level.

2. The following citizens shall have their conscription exempted:

a) Citizen who is a child of revolutionary martyrs or grade 1 wounded soldiers.

b) Citizen who is a brother of revolutionary martyrs.

c) 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) Citizen who is carrying out cipher activities and not a soldier or police.

dd) Citizen who is an official or a youth volunteer assigned to an extremely disadvantaged socio-economic area according the law provisions for 24 months or more.

3. The citizens eligible for postponement specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be drafted if the reason for postponement is no longer available.

The citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article if volunteer to join the army shall be considered for selection and conscription.

4. The lists of citizens eligible for postponement and exemption from conscription shall be posted publicly at the head offices of the People’s Committees of communes and/or relevant organizations or agencies for 20 days from the day in which the Chairmen of the People’s Committees of ward-level sign the Decision.

Above are cases of drafting postponement and exemption in Vietnam according to current legal regulations.

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