Regulations on designation and discharge of commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam

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1. Regulations on designation and discharge of commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam

Regulations on designation and discharge of commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam according to Article 23 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019 are as follows:

- Authorization for designation of commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces, except for commanding titles of self-defense forces in military enterprises is prescribed as follows:

+ High commands of military regions, high commands of navy and Capital High Command shall decide designation of commanders in chief of battalions and naval squadrons of militia and self-defense forces;

+ Capital High Command, High Command of Ho Chi Minh City, commanding officers of military commands of provinces shall decide designation of commanders in chief of companies and flotillas of militia and self-defense forces; High commands of navy shall decide designation of commanding titles of flotillas under their management;

+ Commanding officers of military commands of districts shall decide designation of hamlet leaders, commanders in chief of platoons, squads, captains of ships and commanders in chief of fireteams of militia and self-defense forces;

+ Capital High Command, High Command of Ho Chi Minh City and commanding officers of military commands of provinces shall decide designation of commanding titles of military commands of agencies and organizations;

+ Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts shall decide designation of commanding titles of military commands of communes.

- Discharge of commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces is prescribed as follows:

+ Discharge commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces shall be performed upon changes to positions or organizations and no longer within payroll of current titles or eligible and satisfactory for holding of current titles;

+ A competent authority capable of deciding designation of titles shall also be capable of deciding discharge of said titles.

- Minister of National Defense shall regulate procedures for designation and discharge of titles specified in Article 23 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019 and authorization for designation of commanding titles of self-defense forces in military enterprise; regulate officers of People’s Army of Vietnam holding commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces where necessary.

2. Authorization of mobilization of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam

The authorization of mobilization of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam according to Article 32 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019 is as follows:

- Except for declaration of war, emergencies regarding national defense, martial law and curfews, militia and self-defense forces shall be mobilized where necessary according to following authorization:

+ Minister of National Defense and Chief of the General Staff of People’s Army of Vietnam shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces on a nationwide scale;

+ High commands of military regions shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within the regions after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces where the militia and self-defense forces are mobilized;

+ High commands of navy shall mobilize marine militia and self-defense forces after reaching agreements with high commands of military regions, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and heads of agencies and organizations where the militia and self-defense forces are mobilizes;

+ Capital High Command shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within Hanoi City after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of Hanoi city and Chief of the General Staff of People’s Army of Vietnam;

+ High Command of Ho Chi Minh City and commanding officers of military commands of provinces shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within their divisions after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and high commands of military regions;

+ Commanding officers of military commands of districts shall mobilize militia and self-defense forces within their divisions after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of districts and commanding officers of military commands of provinces, Capital High Command and High Command of Ho Chi Minh City;

+ Commanding officers of military commands of communes shall mobilize militia within communes after reaching agreements with Chairpersons of People’s Committees of communes and commanding officers of military commands of districts;

+ Commanding officers of military commands of agencies and organizations shall organize mobilization of self-defense forces under their management within the agencies and organizations after reaching agreements with heads of the agencies and organizations and commanding officers of military commands of districts;

+ Heads of military enterprises shall mobilize self-defense forces under management of the enterprises.

- During wartime, emergencies regarding national defense, marital law or curfew, mobilization and use of militia and self-defense forces shall comply with regulations under Law on National Defense and other relevant law provisions.

- Chairpersons of People’s Committees and heads of agencies and organizations where militia and self-defense forces are mobilized must stringently comply with mobilization decisions of competent authorities; receive and assign tasks to self-defense forces after finishing affairs.

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