Time limits for consideration of bestowal and promotion of ranks and grades of officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam

Time limits for consideration of bestowal and promotion of ranks and grades of officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet responded as follows:

1. Conditions for rank promotion consideration to the rank of officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 22 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018, people’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts may get rank promotion if they satisfy the following conditions:

- Fulfilling their tasks, fully meeting political, moral quality, professional qualification and health criteria;

- Their current ranks are lower than the highest ranks as provided by regulations on the positions and titles they are holding;

- Having fully gone through the time limit for rank promotion consideration specified in clause 3 of this Article.

2. Time limits for consideration of bestowal and promotion of ranks and grades of officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in the People's Public Security Force in Vietnam

Time limits for consideration of bestowal and promotion of ranks and grades of officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in the People's Public Security Force are specified in Clause 3, Article 22 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018 as follows:

- Operation officers and non-commissioned officers:

+ Promotion from Corporal to Sergeant: 01 year;

+ Promotion from Sergeant to Sergeant Major: 01 year;

+ Promotion from Sergeant Major to Second Lieutenant: 02 years;

+ Promotion from Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant: 02 years;

+ Promotion from Lieutenant to Senior Lieutenant: 03 years;

+ Promotion from Senior Lieutenant to Captain:  03 years;

+ Promotion from Captain to Major: 04 years;

+ Promotion from Major to Lieutenant Colonel: 04 years;

+ Promotion from Lieutenant Colonel to Senior Lieutenant Colonel: 04 years;

+ Promotion from Senior Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel: 04 years;

+ Promotion from Colonel to Major General: 04 years;

The minimum time limit for consideration of promotion of each general rank shall be 4 years;

- The Minister of Public Security shall adopt regulations on consideration of promotion of pay grades and ranks of technical officers or non-commissioned officers corresponding to pay rates specified in the pay chart of technical personnel promulgated by the Government; 

- The Minister of Public Security shall regulate the time limits for consideration of promotion of enlisted non-commissioned officer and member ranks;

- The period during which officers, non-commissioned officers and servicemen study at educational establishments shall be counted into the rank promotion consideration time limit; as for officers or non-commissioned officers or members who are demoted, if they make progress within one year after their demotion, they may be considered rank promotion.

3. Regulations on rank promotion ahead of time and rank promotion beyond the prescribed rank in Vietnam

Specifically, in Article 23 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018, the regulations on the rank promotion ahead of time and rank promotion beyond the prescribed rank are as follows:

- People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers or servicemen who record especially outstanding achievements in national security protection, social order and safety maintenance, crime prevention and fighting, scientific research or study and whose current ranks are lower than the highest ranks prescribed for the positions or titles they are holding respectively, shall be considered rank promotion ahead of time.

- People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers or men who record especially outstanding achievements in national security protection, social order and safety maintenance or prevention and fighting of crimes and violations of laws, and whose current ranks are two grades or more lower than the highest ranks prescribed for the positions or titles they are holding respectively, shall be considered rank promotion beyond the prescribed rank, but not beyond the highest ranks prescribed for the positions or titles they are holding.

- The State President shall decide on the rank promotion ahead of time and rank bestowal and promotion beyond the prescribed rank for the general rank.

The Minister of Public Security shall decide on the rank promotion ahead of time and rank promotion beyond the prescribed rank for the rank of colonel or lower.

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