Permissible age limits of non-commissioned officers and officers of the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam

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1. Permissible age limits of non-commissioned officers and officers of the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam

Article 30 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018 stipulates the permissible age limits of non-commissioned officers and officers of the People's Public Security Force as follows:

- The permissible maximum age limits of non-commissioned officers and officers of the People's Public Security Force shall be subject to the following regulations:

+ Non-commissioned officers: 45;

+ Company-grade officers: 53;

+ Major and Lieutenant-Colonel: Male: 55; Female: 53;

+ Senior Lieutenant Colonel: Male: 58; Female: 55;

+ Colonel:  Male: 60; Female: 55;

+ General-grade officers:  60.

- Permissible age limits of officers holding positions or titles in the People’s Public Security Force shall be subject to regulations adopted by the Minister of Public Security, but shall be restricted to the maximum age limit specified in clause 1 of Article 30 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018, except cases specified in clause 4 of Article 30 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018.

- Based on the demands of police units, if the officers prescribed at point b and c and male officers prescribed at point d of clause 1 of this Article meet all professional quality, expertise and health requirements and of their own free will, they may be entitled to extension of their service age according to the regulations of the Minister of Public Security, but not more than 60 for men and 55 for women.

- People's Public Security officers, who are professors, associate professors, doctors and senior experts, may be granted an extension of service age to more than 60 years of age for men and over 55 years of age for women according to the Government's regulations.

- People's Public Security officers may retire when they fully meet the conditions prescribed by law;

In cases where they are not eligible to retire according to the provisions of law, the People's Public Security Force no longer needs them or they fails to transfer to other sectors or they voluntarily apply for discharge from the force, and if male officers have 25 years of service and female officers have 20 years of service rendered in the People's Public Security Force, they may retire before the age limits prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 30 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018.

2. Obligations and responsibilities of officers and non-commissioned officers of the People’s Public Security Force in Vietnam

Article 31 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018 stipulates the obligations and responsibilities of officers and non-commissioned officers of the People’s Public Security Force as follows:

- Show absolute loyalty to the Homeland, People and Communist Party and State.

- Strictly abide by the line of the Party, policies and laws of the State, regulations of the People’s Public Security Forces, and directives and orders of their superiors.

- Be honest, brave, vigilant and ready to fight and fulfill all assigned tasks.

- Respect and protect the lawful rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals; to maintain close contact with the People; to dedicatedly serve the People, to respect and be polite to the People.

- Regularly study to raise their political, legal, scientific-technical and professional levels; to temper their revolutionary quality, sense of organization and discipline and physical strength.

- Be answerable before law and their superiors for their own orders, the execution of their superiors’ orders and the performance by their subordinates.

Upon receipt of commanders’ orders, if having grounds to believe that such orders are unlawful, immediately report them to the persons who have issued the orders; if still having to obey the orders, bear no responsibility for the consequences of the execution of such orders.

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