Obligations and responsibilities of Vietnam People's Army officers

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1. Who are Vietnam Peoples Army officers?

Vietnam Peoples Army officers (below referred to as officers) are cadres of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam State, who operate in the military field and are bestowed by the State the rank of company officer, field officer or general officer.

(Article 1 of Law on Vietnam People's Army Officers 1999, amended 2008)

2. Obligations and responsibilities of officers of the Vietnamese People's Army

2.1. Obligations of Vietnam People's Army officers 

The officers shall have the following obligations:

- To be ready to fight and sacrifice for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, to protect the Communist Party of Vietnam and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to take part in national construction, to protect the property and interests of the State, agencies and organizations; to protect the life, property, legitimate rights and interests of individuals;

- To regularly preserve and foster the revolutionary virtues, study and train themselves in order to raise their professional levels, knowledge, political, military, cultural and professional capabilities as well as their physical strength to fulfill their tasks.

- To absolutely submit to their organizations and commanders; to strictly abide by the army rules, statutes, regimes and regulations; to keep the military and State secrets;

- To constantly care for the material and spiritual interests of the army men;

- To exemplarily observe and mobilize people to observe the Party’s lines and undertakings and the State’s policies and laws; to respect and maintain close contact with people.

2.2. Responsibilities of Vietnam People's Army officers

The officers shall have the following responsibilities:

- To take responsibility before law and their superiors for the orders they issue, for the obedience to the superiors’ orders and the task performance by their subordinates.

- To lead, command, manage and organize the implementation of all tasks of their units according to their assigned responsibilities; to ensure that their units strictly adhere to the Party’s lines and undertakings, abide by the State’s laws and policies, the army’s rules, statutes, regimes and regulations and are ready to fight and well fulfill all tasks in any circumstance and under any condition;

- Upon receipt of orders from their commanders, if officers have grounds to believe that such orders contravene laws, they shall have to immediately report such to the persons who have issued such orders;

In cases where they still have to obey the orders, they shall have to promptly report to the immediate superiors of the persons who have issued such orders and shall not have to bear responsibility for the consequences arising from the implementation of such orders.

(Articles 26 and 27 of the Law on Vietnam People's Army Officers 1999)

3. Criteria of Vietnam People's Army officers

- General criteria:

= Being politically steadfast, absolutely loyal to the Fatherland and people, the Communist Party of Vietnam and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; having the spirit of high revolutionary vigilance, being ready to fight, make sacrifice and fulfill all assigned tasks;

= Having revolutionary virtues; being industrious, thrifty, incorruptible, upright, devoted and impartial; being exemplary in observing the lines and under-takings of the Party as well as policies and laws of the State;

Promoting democracy, strictly maintaining the army disciplines; respect and unite with people, with comrades-in arms; being trusted by the mass;

= Having the political and military qualifications and the capability to creatively apply Marxism-Leninism, the Ho Chi Minh thoughts, the Party’s and State’s lines, viewpoints and policies to the task of building the entire-people defense as well as the people’s army;

Having knowledge about the cultural, economic, social, legal and other matters; having the capability to carry out practical activities, meeting the requirements of the assigned tasks; having graduated from the training programs prescribed for each post;

= Having clear life story, ages and health suited to the officers’ posts and ranks.

- The specific criteria for each officer’s post are stipulated by the competent authorities.

(Article 12 of the Law on Vietnam People's Army Officers 1999)

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