If my parents and parents-in-law die while on military service, can I return home in Vietnam?
If my parents and parents-in-law die while on military service, can I return home in Vietnam? If my parents and parents-in-law die die while on military service, how much allowance will I receive in Vietnam? What are other benefits for active non-commissioned officers and soldiers in Vietnam?
Hello everyone, let me ask you that I am preparing to go to military service. My wife's and my parents are also old and have many underlying health conditions. So in case both parents die, will I be able to go home?
If my parents and parents-in-law die while on military service, can I return home in Vietnam?
In Article 3 of Decree 27/2016/ND-CP, there are regulations on leaves of active non-commissioned officers and soldiers as follows:
1. From the 13th month on service, an active non-commissioned officer or soldier has an annual leave of 10 days (exclusive of the travel time) and receive allowances for travel cost under current regulations.
2. For non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have studied in military or non-military schools or institutes for at least one year and have a summer vacation between two academic years, such vacation shall be considered period of leave and payment for travel cost shall be made as per current provisions.
3. If leave cannot be granted due to a combat situation or threat thereof or difficulty in travel, the leave will be converted into an amount of money. The payment for one leave day shall be equal to the daily meal allowance of a non-commissioned officer/foot soldier.
4. For non-commissioned officers/soldiers who have used up their annual leave, if their family suffer from natural disaster or a serious fire or their parents, parents-in-law; lawful fosterer; spouse; children or legally-adopted children pass away or they gain remarkable achievements during duty performance, they will be given a special leave of a period of no more than 5 days (exclusive of the travel time) and receive an allowance for travel.
Based on current regulations in Vietnam, in case your parents and parents-in-law die while on military service, you will be allowed to return home. In case you have taken annual leave according to the regime, you will be given a special leave of no more than 05 days (excluding departure and return days).
If my parents and parents-in-law die die while on military service, how much allowance will I receive in Vietnam?
In Article 6 of Decree 27/2016/ND-CP, there are regulations on benefits for families of active non-commissioned officers and soldiers as follows:
1. In any of the following cases, the family of an active non-commissioned officer/soldier specified in Clause 2 Article 2 hereof shall receive an irregular allowance of:
a) VND 3,000,000/time if the house of the active non-commissioned officer/soldier collapses due to a fire or natural disaster or the incident results in relocation or causes severe financial damage;
b) VND 500,000 for each family member who has suffered from illness for at least 1 month or has undergone one-time treatment in the hospital for at least 7 days;
c) The irregular allowances specified in Point a this Clause shall not be provide more than two times a year for each active non-commissioned officer/soldier; The irregular allowances mentioned in Point b this Clause shall not be provided more than two times a year for each member of family of an active non-commissioned officer/soldier;
d) of VND 2,000,000 for each family member of an active non-commissioned officer/soldier who is killed in combat or dies or is missing.
2. Children and legally-adopted children of an active non-commissioned officer/soldier shall be entitled to remission of tuition fees in public or private general education institution as regulated in Decree No.86/2015/ND-CP dated October 02, 2015 of the Government on collection and management of tuition fees applicable to education institutions in the national education system and policies on remission of tuition fees and financial support from academic year 2015 - 2016 to 2020 – 2021.
According to this Article, in case four parents die while on military service, they will receive a subsidy of 2,000,000 VND/person.
If my parents and parents-in-law die while on military service, can I return home in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are other benefits for active non-commissioned officers and soldiers in Vietnam?
In Article 5 of Decree 27/2016/ND-CP, there are regulations on other benefits for active non-commissioned officers and soldiers as follows:
1. They shall be exempt from postage when sending money, mailers or parcels and provided with 4 letter stamps/month of which the price is regulated by the Ministry of Information and Communications and monthly rank allowances in the same period.
2. Non-commissioned officers and soldiers who are members of poor household or students who have taken loans from Vietnam Bank for Social Policies shall be eligible for an interest-free deferral of loan repayment during the service period under current regulations.
3. Active non-commissioned officers and soldiers who satisfy standards for political quality, ethics, culture, health and age may sit the entrance exam as regulated by the Ministry of National Defense and shall be given plus points when sitting entrance examinations as currently regulated.
Above are some other regimes and policies for active non-commissioned officers and soldiers in Vietnam when entering military service.
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