Can I have my study results retained to participate in military service while studying at university in Vietnam? At which agency can I register for military service in Vietnam?

Can I have my study results retained to participate in military service while studying at university in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 15 of Circular 08/2021/TT-BGDDT regulations on temporary leave and dropping out as follows:

1. Students may temporary leave school and have their study results retained in the following cases:

a) The student is conscripted;

b) The student is selected to represent Vietnam in an international competition by the competent authority;

c) The student is ill, is pregnant or has an accident that requires long-term treatment, which is verified by the competent healthcare facility according to regulations of the Ministry of Health;

d) The student takes leave for a personal reason but has attended at least 01 semester in the training institution and is not considered for forced leave from school or discipline.

2. Duration of temporary leave for personal reason shall be counted towards the full-time study time provided for in Clause 5 Article 2 of this Regulation.

3. Students may drop out of school for personal reason, unless they are considered for forced leave from school or discipline. These students shall apply for admission following the procedures applicable to other applicants if they wish to return to school.

4. Training institution regulations shall provide for conditions, competence and procedures for handling of applications for temporary leave, receipt of returning students and forced leave from school; and retention and recognition of accumulated study results of students who drop out.

Pursuant to Article 41 of the 2015 Military Service Law, regulations on postponement and exemption from conscription are as follows:

1. These following citizens shall have conscription postponed:

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

b) 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;

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

d) 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 People’s Army;

dd) 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;

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

g) 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 addition, Clause 3 of Article 41 of the 2015 Military Service Law also stipulates that:

3. Citizens eligible for postponement of conscription prescribed in clause 1 of this Article shall be called up for military service if the reason for postponement is no longer available.

Citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article who volunteer to join the army shall be consider selecting and calling up.

Thus, citizens who are receiving formal university-level training at higher education institutions are eligible for postponement of military service. However, in case you want to volunteer, you will be considered for selection and called into the army in Vietnam.

According to this Article, the educational institution where you study will allow you to retain your results and temporarily leave school on the grounds that you will be conscripted in Vietnam if you so wish.

Can I have my study results retained to participate in military service while studying at university in Vietnam? At which agency can I register for military service in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

At which agency can I register for military service in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Article 15 of the 2015 Military Service Law, regulations on military service registration receiving agencies are as follows:

1. Military Commands of communes shall be responsible for the registration of residents in local area.

2. Military Commands of agencies/organizations of shall be responsible for military service registration of citizens working or studying in such agencies/organizations then collect and report to Military Commands of districts in local areas. If an establishment does not have Military Command, the heads or legal representatives of such agencies/organizations shall direct the citizen to register for military service in their local areas.

Thus, to register voluntarily for military service, you need to go to the Military Commands of commune where you reside to register in Vietnam.

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