Ministry of Defense proposes superior pensions for military personnel...

This is one of many contents on the monthly pension level of military personnel that the Ministry of National Defense is seeking opinions on to complete the Draft Circular guiding the implementation of compulsory social insurance for military personnel and those working in cryptography who receive salaries similar to those of military personnel. This Circular is expected to apply to: Officers and professional soldiers of the People's Army; those working in cryptography who receive salaries similar to those of military personnel; non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the People's Army; military and cryptography students who are studying and receive living expenses.

In case the above subjects, during the time of studying, practicing, working, researching, or receiving medical treatment abroad, still receive salary or military rank allowance or living expenses in the country, they are entitled to pay and enjoy the social insurance regimes prescribed in this Circular.

Article 14 of the above Draft Circular proposes the following monthly pension levels:

1. The monthly pension level of employees prescribed in Clause 1, Article 2 of this Circular is implemented according to the provisions in Clause 1, Article 66 of the Law on Social Insurance and the Government 's Decree, guided as follows:

a) For female employees, it is 45% of the average salary used as the basis for social insurance payment as prescribed in Article 19 of this Circular, corresponding to 15 years of social insurance payment, then for each year of social insurance payment, an additional 2% is calculated, with a maximum of 75%;

Example 1: Comrade Major Nguyen Thi Bay retired from work and received pension from July 1, 2026 (54 years old), with 29 years and 3 months of social insurance contributions. Comrade Bay's monthly pension percentage is calculated as follows:

- The first 15 years are calculated at 45%;

- From the 16th year to the 29th year is 14 years, calculate: 14 x 2% = 28%;

- 3 months is calculated as the benefit of half (1/2) year of social insurance payment: 0.5 x 2% = 1%;

- Comrade Bay's monthly pension percentage is 74% (45% + 28% + 1% = 74%).

b) For male employees, it is 45% of the average salary used as the basis for social insurance payment as prescribed in Article 19 of this Circular, corresponding to 20 years of social insurance payment, then for each year of payment, an additional 2% is calculated, with a maximum of 75%.

The Ministry of National Defense proposes that male soldiers who have paid social insurance for 20 years will receive a pension of 45%. Illustrative photo: qdnd.vn

Example 2: Comrade Major Vu Van An retires from work and receives pension from October 1, 2026 (54 years old), with 35 years of social insurance contributions. Comrade An's monthly pension percentage is calculated as follows:

- The first 20 years are calculated at 45%;

- From the 21st year to the 35th year is 15 years, calculate additionally: 15 x 2% = 30%;

- Comrade An's monthly pension percentage is 75% (45% + 30% = 75%).

c) In case male employees have paid social insurance for 15 years but less than 20 years, the monthly pension is equal to 40% of the average salary used as the basis for paying social insurance as prescribed in Article 19 of this Circular, corresponding to 15 years of paying social insurance, then for each year of payment, an additional 1% is calculated.

Example 3: Comrade Major Vu Van An (example 2) has 19 years of social insurance participation, the monthly pension percentage is calculated as follows:

- The first 15 years are calculated at 40%;

- From year 16 to year 19 is 4 years, calculate additionally: 4 x 1% = 4%;

- Comrade An's monthly pension rate is 40% + 4% = 4%.

2. The monthly pension level of employees working in special occupations and jobs as prescribed by the Minister of National Defense , implemented according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 66 of the Law on Social Insurance and the Government's Decree when retiring but not reaching the maximum level of 75% is prescribed as follows:

a) For male employees, it is 50% of the average salary used as the basis for social insurance payment as prescribed in Article 19 of this Circular corresponding to the first 15 years of social insurance payment, then each year of social insurance payment is calculated with an additional 3%, up to a maximum of 75%.

Example 4: Captain Le Hai Nam, (52 years old), has a total of 23 years of social insurance participation; including 10 years of working in a special and specific job, and is eligible to retire from October 1, 2026.

* When calculating pension according to Clause 1 of this Article, it is calculated as follows:

- The first 20 years are calculated at 45%;

- From the 21st year to the 23rd year is 03 years, calculate more: 03 x 2% = 6%;

- Comrade Nam's monthly pension percentage is (45% + 6% = 51%).

* When calculating pension according to Clause 2 of this Article, it is calculated as follows:

- The first 15 years are calculated at 50%;

- From the 16th year to the 23rd year is 08 years, calculate additionally: 8 x 3% = 24%;

- Comrade Nam's monthly pension percentage is: 50% + 24% = 74%.

The Ministry of National Defense proposes that male soldiers doing special jobs receive a 50% pension for the first 15 years of social insurance contributions. Illustration photo: qdnd.vn

b) For female employees, it is 55% of the average salary used as the basis for social insurance payment as prescribed in Article 19 of this Circular corresponding to the first 15 years of social insurance payment, then each year of social insurance payment is calculated with an additional 3%, up to a maximum of 75%.

Example 5: Captain Vu Thi Hai Yen, has a total time of participating in social insurance and working in the army of 22 years; of which 10 years are working in a special and specific job, the calculation is as follows:

- The first 15 years are calculated at 55%;

- From year 16 to year 22 is 07 years, calculate more: 07 x 3% = 21%

- Total percentage is: 55% + 21% = 76%;

According to regulations, the maximum monthly pension rate is 75%; therefore, Comrade Yen's monthly pension rate is 75%. Comrade Yen is not entitled to a one-time pension upon retirement according to the Government's Decree.

3. How to calculate monthly pension according to the Government's Decree for employees with a reduced working capacity of 61% or more, meeting the conditions specified in Clause 2, Article 65 of the Law on Social Insurance, the pension percentage is calculated according to the provisions in Clause 1 of this Article, then for each year of early retirement according to regulations, it is reduced by 2%. In case the early retirement period is less than 06 months, the pension percentage is not reduced, from 06 months to less than 12 months, it is reduced by 1%.

For employees working under normal working conditions, the corresponding month of birth is taken according to Appendix I issued with the Circular; For employees with a total period of compulsory social insurance payment of 15 years or more when working in a arduous, toxic, dangerous or especially arduous, toxic, dangerous occupation or job on the list of arduous, toxic, dangerous or especially arduous, toxic, dangerous occupations or jobs issued by competent authorities or working in areas with particularly difficult socio -economic conditions, including working time in places with regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021, the corresponding month of birth is taken according to Appendix II issued with this Circular.

Example 6: Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Hung (53 years and 2 months) works under normal conditions, has 30 years and 4 months of social insurance contributions, does not meet the retirement conditions prescribed in the Government's Decree, has a 61% reduction in working capacity, and retires from June 1, 2026 (the age to reduce the pension percentage is 56 years and 6 months). Comrade Hung's monthly pension rate is calculated as follows:

- First 20 years calculated at 45%;

- From the 20th year to the 30th year is 10 years, calculate: 10 x 2% = 20%.

- 4 months is calculated as 1/2 year, add: 0.5 x 2% = 1%

- The total ratio above is: 45% + 20% + 1% = 68%.

- Comrade Hung retired before the prescribed age (56 years and 6 months) of 3 years and 4 months, so the pension rate was reduced: 3 x 2% = 6% (under 6 months, the pension percentage is not reduced).

- Comrade Hung's monthly pension rate is: 68% - 6% = 62%.

Example 7: Major Tran Dang Dung, (49 years and 3 months), has paid social insurance for 28 years and 2 months, including 15 years of working in a dangerous and hazardous job, does not meet the retirement conditions as prescribed in the Government's Decree, has a 61% reduction in working capacity, and retires from June 1, 2026 (51 years and 6 months). Comrade Dung's monthly pension rate is calculated as follows:

- First 20 years calculated at 45%;

- From year 20 to year 28 is 8 years, calculate: 8 x 2% = 16%.

- 02 months is calculated as 1/2 year, add: 0.5 x 2% = 1%;

- The total ratio above is: 45% + 16% + 1% = 62%.

- Comrade Dung retired before the prescribed age (51 years and 6 months) of 2 years and 3 months, so the pension rate was reduced: 2 x 2% = 4% (under 6 months, the pension percentage is not reduced).

- Comrade Dung's monthly pension rate is: 62% - 4% = 58%.

Comments and contributions to the Draft Circular Guiding the implementation of compulsory social insurance for military personnel and those working in secretarial work receiving salaries as military personnel, please send to the Military Policy Sector's Electronic Information Portal: http://chinhsachquandoi.gov.vn or in writing to the Department of Social Policy, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army , address: No. 34C, Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi; or to the Ministry of National Defense via email: [email protected] .

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