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

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

The ages of reserve soldiers assigned to reserve units in peacetime according to Article 17 of the Law on Millitary Reserve Forces 2019 are 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.

2. Regulations on placement of reserve servicemen into reserve units in Vietnam

Regulations on placement of reserve servicemen into reserve units according to Article 16 of the Law on Millitary Reserve Forces 2019 are as follows:

- Place reserve servicemen meeting health standards and having military careers into positions corresponding to specific ranks in respective personnel structures; combine conscription areas with mobilization areas; in case of reserve personnel shortage, reservists whose military careers are similar to ranks in the personnel structures may be placed into demanding reserve units.

- Place reserve servicemen, non-commissioned officers or reserve soldiers according to the hierarchical system under which reserve servicemen, non-commissioned officers or class-I reserve soldiers are placed first while class-II reserve soldiers are placed later in case of reserve personnel inadequacy.

- Place reservists into reserve units under the control of major combat operations first and into local combat operations later.

3. Regulations on registration and management of reservists in Vietnam

Regulations on registration and management of reservists according to Article 12 of the Law on Millitary Reserve Forces 2019 are 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 as provided in clause 1 of Article 12 of the Law on Millitary Reserve Forces 2019.

4. Allowance granted to reserve servicemen placed into and appointed to commander rank in reserve units in Vietnam

Allowance granted to reserve servicemen placed into and appointed to commander rank in reserve unitss according to Article 29 of the Law on Millitary Reserve Forces 2019 are as follows:

- Reserve servicemen already placed into reserve units shall be entitled to allowance.

- Reservists appointed to rank of commanders of reserve units, including squad commanders or those holding equivalent or higher ranks, shall be entitled to allowance for responsibility for management of these reserve units and may reject allowance prescribed in clause 1 of the Law on Millitary Reserve Forces 2019.

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