Age of reserve servicemen placed into reserve units during peacetime in Vietnam

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1. Who are reserve servicemen?

According to Point b, Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 28/2019/ND-CP, reserve servicemen who are Vietnamese citizens may register for the reserve and mobilization ranks, including: reserve officers, reserve professional soldiers, and reserve soldiers. non-commissioned officers and reserve soldiers as prescribed by law.

In addition, according to Clause 2, Article 2 of the Law on Military Reserve Forces 2019, reserve servicemen (reservist) are registered under the provisions of the Law on Officers of People’s Army of Vietnam, the Law on Professional Servicemen, defence employees and staff and the Law on Military Service including:

- Comprises reserve officers;

- Professional reserve servicemen;

- Non-commissioned officers and reserve soldiers.

2. Age of reserve servicemen placed into reserve units during peacetime in Vietnam

Age of reserve servicemen placed into reserve units during peacetime according to Article 17 of the Law on Military Reserve Forces 2019 is as follows:

- Age of reserve officers placed into reserve units shall be subject to regulations laid down in the Law on Officers of the People’s Army.

-. Age of reserve career servicemen, non-commissioned officers and soldiers placed into reserve units shall be subject to the following regulations:

+ Male reserve career servicemen who are aged 40 years or less, and reserve non-commissioned officers or soldiers who are aged 35 years or less, are eligible for being placed into combat operations;

+ Male reserve career servicemen, non-commissioned officers or soldiers aged 45 years or less, and female reserve servicemen aged 40 years or less, are eligible for being placed into combat support operations.

3. Responsibilities of servicemen assigned as members of reserve forces in Vietnam

Responsibilities of servicemen assigned as members of reserve forces according to Article 4 of the Law on Military Reserve Forces 2019 are as follows:

- Servicemen assigned as members of reserve forces shall assume the following responsibilities:

+ Take health checks-up;

+ Obey training, drilling, mobilization and fighting readiness assessment commands;

+ Carry out rules and regulations on daily activities of reserve units and duties assigned by commanders;

+ Carry out commands of mobilization of reservists for provision of additional manpower for standing forces of the People’s Army.

- Servicemen holding commander ranks in reserve forces shall assume the following responsibilities:

+ Observe regulations laid down in clause 1 of Article 4 of the Law on Military Reserve Forces 2019;

+ Grasp the number and quality of reservists of reserve units under their command; ensure their reserve unit's operations are conformable to prescribed rules and regulations for daily activities and carry out the stated reporting regime;

+ Manage and command their reserve units during training, drilling sessions or mobilization and combating readiness assessments;

+ Manage and command their reserve units to provide additional manpower for standing forces of the People’s Army.

4. Registration and management of reservists in Vietnam

Registration and management of reservists according to Article 12 of the Law on Military Reserve Forces 2019 is as follows:

- Commune-level Military Command Committees or those ones of districts where none of commune-level administrative units exists shall consider granting local citizens registration as reservists.

Military Command Committees of entities or organizations shall grant reservist registration to citizens currently working, learning or on duty at their workplace. In cases where entities or organizations do not operate any Military Command Committees, heads or legal representatives of these entities or organizations shall be responsible for enabling citizens working, learning or on duty at their workplace to have access to reservist registration at their local residence.

- Commune-level People’s Committees or People’s Committees of districts where none of commune-level administrative units exists shall carry out administration of local reservists residing within their respective jurisdiction.

- District-level Military Command Committees in collaboration with entities and organizations shall manage reservists currently working, learning and on duty at these entities and organizations within their respective remit.

- The Government shall regulate documentation requirements and procedures for registration of reservists.

Quoc Dat

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