What age is subject to conscription in Vietnam?

What age is subject to conscription in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 30 of the Law on Military Service in 2015 stipulating age subject to conscription as follows:

Citizens turning to 18 years old shall be conscripted into the army. Age subject to conscription is from 18 to under 26 years old. A citizen who enters university or college and postpones the conscription shall be subject to conscription until he/she turns to 28 years old.

As regulations above, age subject to conscription is from 18 to under 26 years old. A citizen who enters university or college and postpones the conscription shall be subject to conscription until he/she turns to 28 years old.

In addition, citizens shall satisfy other requirements as specified under Article 31 of the Law on Military Service in 2015 for conscription.

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What are cases of exemption from military service in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 41 of the Law on Military Service in 2015 stipulating cases of exemption from military service in Vietnam as follows:

- 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 police officer;

- 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;

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 41 of the Law on Military Service in 2015 stipulating cases of postponemt of military service in Vietnam as follows:

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

- 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;

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

- 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;

- 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;

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

- 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.

In your case, you do not qualify for exemption from military service. However, you can go to the local People's Committee to request a posponement of military service as stipulated in Point b, Clause 1, Article 41 of the Law on Military Service.

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