Regulations on grading, promotion and shifting titles of professional servicemen in Vietnam

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1. Regulations on grading, promotion and shifting titles of professional servicemen in Vietnam 

Regulations on grading, promotion and shifting titles of professional servicemen in Vietnam according to Article 15 of the Law on professional servicemen, national defense workers and officials 2015 are as follows:

- Professional servicemen who have technical and professional competence in accordance with titles currently held shall be graded as follows:

+ High-ranking group (Group I) composed of professional servicemen having university degrees and over; high-ranking group (Group II) composed of professional servicemen having college degrees;

+ Middle-ranking group composed of professional servicemen having intermediate professional degrees;

+ Primary-ranking group consisted of professional servicemen having primary certificates;

- Professional servicemen who have successfully completed assigned duties, have political and ethical credentials, have appropriate degrees and qualifications to hold titles similar to professional servicemen ofhigher ranks in the same technical and professional area shall be considered for promotion;

- In case of need, professional servicemen may be considered for a shift to new titles if they meet professional requirements of such titles.

2. Regulations on selection and recruitment of professional servicemen in Vietnam

Regulations on selection and recruitment of professional servicemen in Vietnam according to Article 14 of the Law on professional servicemen, national defense workers and officials 2015 are as follows:

- Subjects to be selected:

+ Officers of the Vietnam People’s Army with current positions as officers being no longer required in case of change of personnel structure;

+ Non-commissioned officers, soldiers who are no longer on active service, currently serving on probation in the army;

+ National defense workers and officials;

- Subjects to be recruited:

Vietnamese citizens outside the scope as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 14 of the Law on professional servicemen, national defense workers and officials 2015, permanently residing in Vietnam, aged from 18 and over;

- Qualifications for selection and recruitment:

+ Have political and ethical credentials, good health, clear curriculum vitae and volunteer to serve in the army;

+ Have degrees, certificates of technical and professional competence in accordance with titles of professional servicemen;

- Manner of selection and recruitment is examination. Those who have had excellent university degrees or high-level technical and professional competence shall be selected and recruited via examination.

3. Duration and age limit for active services for professional servicemen in Vietnam

The duration and age limit for active services for professional servicemen according to Article 17 of the Law on professional servicemen, national defense workers and officials 2015 are as follows:

- Duration of active service during peace time:

+ At least six years since the decision to convert into a professional serviceman is issued;

+ To the end of age limit as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 17 of the Law on professional servicemen, national defense workers and officials 2015;

- Maximum age limit for active service by rank:

+ Company grade: male (52 years old), female (52 years old);

+ Major, lieutenant-colonel: male (54 years old), female (54 years old);

+ Senior lieutenant-colonel: male (56 years old), female (55 years old);

- Professional servicemen who have high technical and professional level, adequate political and ethical credentials, good health and volunteer to join the army shall be considered for extension of age limit for active service but no more than five years.

- Any fighter who turns 40 shall be given priority in training and arrangement of other appropriate jobs or change to other occupations. Any fighter who has paid social insurance for 20 years of which 15 years as a fighter shall be eligible for retirement if being unable to serve in the army or unable to be changed to other occupations.

List of fighter titles shall be defined by the Minister of National Defense.

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