Cases of postponement of military service in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 148/2018/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, the following citizens shall have their conscription postponed:

- Citizens whose health is unsatisfactory for active military service according to the conclusion of the pre-enlistment check-up board.

- Citizen being the only breadwinner who directly takes care of his relatives who lost working capacity or under working age; citizen being the only breadwinner in a family suffering serious damage to humans and property due to dangerous accidents, disasters, epidemics confirmed by the People’s Committees of the communes, wards, towns (hereinafter referred to as “communes”).

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

- Citizen whose biological siblings is a non-commissioned officer/active duty enlisted soldier or a non-commissioned officer/enlisted soldier performing service in the People's Army.

- Citizens who subject to emigration or evacuation in the first 03 years to extremely disadvantaged communes according to the socio-economic development project of the State decided by the People's Committees of provinces or higher levels.

- Citizen who is an official or a youth volunteer assigned to an extremely disadvantaged socio-economic area according to the law provisions.

- Citizen who is studying at a compulsory education institution or receiving training or university level at a higher education institution or training of college level at a vocational education institution for a training course of a level.

View more details at Circular No. 148/2018/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, effective from November 20, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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