04 Conditions for Being Promoted to Pilot Technical Rank in the Vietnam People's Army

04 Conditions for Pilot Technical Ranking in the Vietnam People’s Army (Illustrative photo)

To be specific:, Article 25 of Circular 120/2020/TT-BQP stipulates that pilots and crew members are annually ranked when they meet the following 04 conditions:

1. Meet the classification standards stipulated in Chapter III of this Circular;
2. Have annual flight hours reach ≥ 80% of the required flight hours;
3. No flight safety threats or accidents occurred during practice flights in the year;
4. Classification examination results: Theory scores in each subject are quite good or higher (for rank 1, each subject score must be 7.5 or higher on a scale of 10, and the overall average score must be excellent). Airborne training (if applicable) must be quite good or higher. Physical fitness training must be quite good or higher. Political awareness and discipline training must be good. Flight practice must be quite good or higher for rank 2 and rank 3; excellent for rank 1.

Note: Each pilot and crew member can only be ranked once a year and cannot be ranked above their current level.

Additionally, pilots and crew members who have been ranked can maintain their level annually when they meet the following requirements:

- For military pilots and crew members ranked 1:

- Complete annual tasks: Training flight hours target reach ≥ 60%; mission flight hours target reach ≥ 60%;- No more than one flight safety threat caused by themselves;- Classification examination results: General theory score is quite good; airborne training (if applicable) is quite good; physical fitness training is quite good; political awareness and discipline training is good; flight practice is quite good.

- For military pilots and crew members ranked 2:

- Do not meet the standards for rank 1;- Complete annual tasks: Training flight hours target reach ≥ 70%; mission flight hours target reach ≥ 70%;- No more than one flight safety threat caused by themselves;- Classification examination results: General theory score is quite good; airborne training (if applicable) is quite good; physical fitness training is quite good; political awareness and discipline training is good; flight practice is quite good.

- For military pilots and crew members ranked 3:

- Do not meet the standards for rank 2;- Complete annual tasks: Training flight hours target reach ≥ 80%; mission flight hours target reach ≥ 80%;- No more than one flight safety threat caused by themselves;- Classification examination results: General theory score is quite good; airborne training (if applicable) is quite good; physical fitness training is quite good; political awareness and discipline training is good; flight practice is quite good.

For details, please refer to Circular 120/2020/TT-BQP, effective from January 1, 2021.

Le Vy

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