Which subjects are not eligible to register for military service in Vietnam?

I know that every year, male citizens must register for military service. Therefore, I would like to know which subjects are not eligible to register for military service in Vietnam? - Thuy Tram (Long An)

Which subjects are not eligible to register for military service in Vietnam?

1. What is military service?

Military service is the glory of citizen to serving in People’s Army. Military service is performed in the regular armed forces or in reserve forces of People’s Army according to Clause 1, Article 4 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015.

2. Which entities are not eligible for military service in Vietnam

Entities must not register for military service according to Article 13 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015 include:

(1) Citizens in any of the following cases must not register for military service:

- Any citizen who is facing criminal prosecution; serving the prison sentence, non-custodial re-education, bearing surveillance or citizen who has carried out the prison sentence but without expunging of criminal record;

- Any citizen who is bearing education at communes or is being at reform school, compulsory re-education schools, compulsory detoxification centers;

- Any citizen whose right to serve in People’s armed forces is revoked.

(2) When the duration of measures specified in clause 1 of this Article expired, the citizen may register for military service.

3. Entities subject to registration for military service

Entities subject to registration for military service under Article 12 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015 include:

- Male citizens turn 17 years old and above

- Female citizens specified in clause 2 Article 7 of this Law turn 18 years old and above.

4. Entities eligible for exemption from military service

According to Article 14 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015, the entities eligible for exemption from military service are specified as follows: The disabled, people with fatal diseases, mental illness or chronic diseases according to the law provisions may enjoy exemption from military service.

5. Military service registration receiving agencies

The military service registration receiving agencies under Article 15 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015 includes:

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

- 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.

6.  Initial registration for military service

According to Article 16 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015, the first registration for military service is regulated as follows:

- In every January, Presidents of People’s Committees of communes, heads or legal representatives of agencies/organizations report to Military Commands of districts the List of male citizens who turn 17 years old and male citizens subject to military service that have not registered for military service.

- In every April, Military Commander of districts shall send the call-up papers to citizens specified in clause 1 of this Article to perform initial registration for military service.

- Citizens shall perform initial registration for military service at military service registration receiving agencies specified in Section 5.

7. Cases of elimination from list of people registering for military service

According to Article 19 of Vietnam's Law on Military Service 2015, cases of elimination from list of people registering for military service include:

- Citizen shall be eliminated from list of people registering for military service in the following cases:

+ Die;

+ Exceed the age for military service in reserve force;

+ The cases specified in Section 2 and 4

- Within 10 days from the day on which the confirmation of competent authorities is received, Military Command of communes, establishments where the citizens work or study at shall report to the Military Command for decision.

Quoc Dat

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