When being recognized for completion of active military duty, will militia and self-defense members receive a one-time allowance in Vietnam?

When being recognized for completion of active military duty, will militia and self-defense members receive a one-time allowance in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 34 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces 2019, benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces on missions are as follows:

1. Benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces on missions are prescribed as follows:

a) On-site militia, mobile militia, anti-aircraft, artillery, scouting, information, engineering, chemical defense and medical militia shall receive benefit for labor days and guaranteed allowances; receive benefits for being on missions from 10 p.m to 6 a.m the following day, days of rest, holidays, involve in heavy, toxic, dangerous matters or particularly heavy, toxic and dangerous matters according to regulations and law on labor; receive benefit for additional labor days in case of extended period of militia and self-defense forces.

Receive special allowance for going on missions at seas; assigned with places to rest, provided with means of transport, travelling fees or paid for train and coach tickets for arrival and return when going on missions away from residence lacking conditions for daily commute;

b) Marine militia shall receive interest and policies specified in Point a of this Clause; receive allowance for labor days and additional allowances while on missions to protect islands and territorial waters; captains and chief engineers shall receive responsibility allowance for actual number of days at sea;

c) Standing militia shall receive benefits and policies specified in Point a of this Clause; receive one-time benefit after being recognized for completion of active military duty during peacetime; receive social insurance and health insurance similar to non-commissioned officers and soldiers of People’s Army of Vietnam on active duty; assigned with places for daily routines.

2. Self-defense forces going on missions shall receive full salary, financial well-being, allowances, fees, benefits and policies as per the law; marine self-defense forces protecting islands and territorial waters shall receive additional salary, bonuses according to ranks and allowances for actual number of days at sea.

3. Authorities shall be responsible for ensuring benefits and policies for the militia and self-defense forces that they send on missions.

4. Government shall regulate base amount of benefits and allowances for each compositions of militia and self-defense forces specified in this Article.

Thus, for militia and self-defense members who enjoy benefits and policies according to regulations in Vietnam, when being recognized for completion of active military duty in peacetime, they will receive a one-time allowance. Therefore, it is well-founded that your superior will notify you that you will receive a one-time allowance when you complete your military service in Vietnam.

When being recognized for completion of active military duty, will militia and self-defense members receive a one-time allowance in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

Are Deputy commanders of military commands of communes entitled to a one-time allowance when resigning their job in Vietnam?

According to Article 33 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces 2019, allowances, social insurance and health insurance for commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces are as follows:

1. Commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces specified in Article 19 of this Law shall benefit from title allowance.

2. Deputy commanders of military commands of communes shall benefit from monthly allowances, compulsory social insurance according Law on Social Insurance and health insurance according to Law on Health Insurance; a deputy commander that has not participated in social insurance and has been working consecutively for 60 months or more shall receive the benefit once upon retirement.

3. Deputy commanders of military commands of communes and commanding titles of mobile militia and standing militia shall receive national defense and military allowances.

4. Commanding officers, political commissars, deputy commanders and deputy political commissars of military commands of communes who have been working for 60 months or more shall benefit from seniority pay.

5. Hamlet leaders shall benefit from monthly allowance and allowance for dual holding titles of commanders in chief of squads or platoons of on-site militia.

6. Government shall elaborate this Article.

According to this Article, when the Deputy commanders of military commands of communes resign their job and have not yet participated in social insurance and have worked continuously for 60 months or more, they will receive one-time allowances in Vietnam.

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