What are regulations on salaries of the People's Army of Vietnam in 2024? What ranks in the People's Army does the President of Vietnam have the authority to appoint?
What are regulations on salaries of the People's Army of Vietnam in 2024?
The salary rates for the People’s Army in 2024 are as follows:
[1] Before July 1, 2024
Based on Table 1 of Appendix 1 promulgated with Circular 41/2023/TT-BQP, the salary table for officer ranks and cipher ranks is as follows:
| NO. | CATEGORY | COEFFICIENT | ACTUAL SALARY from July 1, 2023 |
| 1 | General | 10.40 | 18,720,000 |
| 2 | Colonel General | 9.80 | 17,640,000 |
| 3 | Lieutenant General | 9.20 | 16,560,000 |
| Cipher rank level 10 | |||
| 4 | Major General | 8.60 | 15,480,000 |
| Cipher rank level 9 | |||
| 5 | Colonel | 8.00 | 14,400,000 |
| Cipher rank level 8 | |||
| 6 | Senior Lieutenant Colonel | 7.30 | 13,140,000 |
| Cipher rank level 7 | |||
| 7 | Lieutenant Colonel | 6.60 | 11,880,000 |
| Cipher rank level 6 | |||
| 8 | Major | 6.00 | 10,800,000 |
| Cipher rank level 5 | |||
| 9 | Captain | 5.40 | 9,720,000 |
| Cipher rank level 4 | |||
| 10 | First Lieutenant | 5.00 | 9,000,000 |
| Cipher rank level 3 | |||
| 11 | Second Lieutenant | 4.60 | 8,280,000 |
| Cipher rank level 2 | |||
| 12 | Junior Lieutenant | 4.20 | 7,560,000 |
| Cipher rank level 1 |
[2] After July 1, 2024
Based on Subsection 3 of Section 2 of Resolution 27-NQ/TW of 2018 regarding the directive viewpoints, objectives, and content of salary reform:
DIRECTIVE VIEWPOINTS, OBJECTIVES, AND CONTENT OF REFORM
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Content of Reform
3.1. For officials and public employees and armed forces (public sector)
a) Design a new salary structure including: Basic salary (accounting for about 70% of total salary fund) and allowances (accounting for about 30% of total salary fund). Add bonuses (the bonus fund is about 10% of the total annual salary fund, excluding allowances).
b) Develop and issue a new salary system based on job positions, titles, and leadership roles to replace the current salary system; transition from the old salary to the new salary, ensuring it is not lower than the current salary, including:
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- Develop three salary tables for the armed forces, including: one salary table for military officers, officers, and non-commissioned officers of the police (by position, title, and military or police rank); one salary table for professional soldiers, technical specialists of the police; and one salary table for defense workers, police workers (maintaining salary relations of armed forces compared to administrative officials as currently).
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Thus, the salary after July 1, 2024, will be designed with a new salary structure as follows:
Official Salary = Basic Salary + Allowances
Where:
- Basic salary (including the salary of officials and public employees and armed forces) accounts for approximately 70% of the total salary fund.
- Allowances account for approximately 30% of the total salary fund.
Additionally, bonuses are added (the bonus fund is about 10% of the total annual salary fund, excluding allowances).
Develop three salary tables for the armed forces, including:
- Salary table for military officers, officers, and non-commissioned officers of the police (by position, title, and military or police rank).
- Salary table for professional soldiers, technical specialists of the police.
- Salary table for defense workers, police workers (maintaining salary relations of armed forces compared to administrative officials as currently).
What are regulations on salaries of the People's Army of Vietnam in 2024? What ranks in the People's Army does the President of Vietnam have the authority to appoint? (Picture from Internet)
What is the time limit for considering rank promotion for active duty officers in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 17 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army 1999 (amended by Clause 4 Article 1 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army as amended in 2014), the promotion for active-duty officers is regulated as follows:
Promotion for Active-Duty Officers
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2. The consideration period for promotion for active-duty officers is regulated as follows:
Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant: 2 years;
First Lieutenant to Captain: 3 years;
Captain to Major: 3 years;
Major to Lieutenant Colonel: 4 years;
Lieutenant Colonel to Senior Lieutenant Colonel: 4 years;
Senior Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel: 4 years;
Colonel to Major General, Navy Rear Admiral at least 4 years;
Major General, Navy Rear Admiral to Lieutenant General, Navy Vice Admiral at least 4 years;
Lieutenant General, Navy Vice Admiral to Colonel General, Navy Admiral at least 4 years;
Colonel General, Navy Admiral to General at least 4 years;
The time officers spend at school is counted into the consideration period for promotion.
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Thus, the consideration period for promotion for active-duty officers is regulated as follows:
- Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant: 2 years;
- First Lieutenant to Captain: 3 years;
- Captain to Major: 3 years;
- Major to Lieutenant Colonel: 4 years;
- Lieutenant Colonel to Senior Lieutenant Colonel: 4 years;
- Senior Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel: 4 years;
- Colonel to Major General, Navy Rear Admiral at least 4 years;
- Major General, Navy Rear Admiral to Lieutenant General, Navy Vice Admiral at least 4 years;
- Lieutenant General, Navy Vice Admiral to Colonel General, Navy Admiral at least 4 years;
- Colonel General, Navy Admiral to General at least 4 years;
- The time officers spend at school is counted into the consideration period for promotion.
What ranks in the People's Army does the President of Vietnam have the authority to appoint?
Article 25 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army 1999 (amended by Clause 5 Article 1 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army as amended in 2014) regulates the authority to decide on officers:
Authority to Decide on Officers
- The authority to appoint, relieve, dismiss, promote, demote, and strip the military rank for officers is regulated as follows:
a) The President appoints and relieves the Chief of the General Staff, Director of the General Political Department; promotes, demotes, and strips the rank of General, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Navy Admiral;
b) The Prime Minister appoints and relieves Deputy Ministers; Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff, Deputy Directors of the General Political Department; Director, Political Commissar of the National Defense Academy; Director of General Departments, Heads of General Departments, Political Commissars of General Departments; Commanders, Political Commissars of Military Zones; Commanders, Political Commissars of Services; Commanders, Political Commissars of the Border Guard; Commanders, Political Commissars of the Vietnam Coast Guard; Chief of the Government Cipher Department and other positions as regulated by competent authority;
c) The Minister of Defense appoints and relieves the remaining positions and promotes, demotes, and strips the remaining military ranks and raises salaries for officers;
d) The appointment, relief, dismissal of positions in the military prosecution, court, and judgment enforcement are implemented according to the provisions of the law.
- The authority competent to decide on appointments is also authorized to relieve, dismiss, demote, decide on extending service time, mobilize, secondment, assign lower positions, release active service, transfer to reserve officer status, and discharge to the officer's pre-established rank.
Thus, the President has the authority to appoint the Chief of the General Staff and the Director of the General Political Department; promote, demote, and strip the rank of General, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Navy Admiral.
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