Proposal to raise the retirement age for military officers.

Military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Voters in Thai Binh, Ha Tinh, and Ha Nam provinces have petitioned the Ministry of National Defense to study and submit to the National Assembly for consideration amendments to certain provisions of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army to ensure the rights of officers.

According to current law, military officers of the rank of lieutenant and captain have a lower retirement age than police officers, by 3 to 5 years. Specifically, majors and lieutenant colonels retire at the age of 48 or 50, when their social insurance contribution period is less than 35 years, and therefore they do not receive their full pension.

Voters also suggested shortening the time frame for considering promotions; and supplementing policies on housing, including preferential treatment for social housing and official housing for active-duty officers.

In response to voters' questions, the Ministry of National Defense stated that it is currently reviewing the implementation of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army from the regimental level and equivalent upwards to the ministerial level. The draft law amending and supplementing several articles of the law has been prepared for the Government to submit to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at the 8th session in October.

The draft proposes adding basic officer positions and raising the age limit for active service by one to five years so that officers of the rank of major and lieutenant colonel, upon retirement, will essentially receive the maximum salary stipulated by the Social Insurance Law.

The bill also aims to address practical difficulties and shortcomings regarding housing policies for officers, ensuring feasibility and conformity with the legal system and the nature and tasks of the Army as a special labor sector.

At the July consultation meeting on the draft law, the Ministry of Defense stated that in preparation for raising the age limit, it would focus on solutions such as increasing postgraduate training quotas, reviewing and providing retraining for surplus personnel to optimize the personnel structure and meet new mission requirements.

In addition, leaders of agencies and units proactively rotate and transfer personnel from areas with a surplus to areas with a shortage, from favorable areas to difficult areas, permanent framework units, and local military agencies.

The draft aims to improve the quality of the workforce by making the age limit for holding positions more flexible, extending the service time for highly qualified individuals, and simultaneously eliminating those who do not meet the requirements.

The Ministry also proposed extending the retirement age for officers who are professors, associate professors, doctors of philosophy, specialists in internal medicine, specialists in pharmacy, chief engineers, leading scientists, or in special cases, in order to concretize the Party's policy on attracting and utilizing talent.

The age of active service is the maximum age for service according to the rank of officers and professional soldiers as stipulated in the Law on Officers and the Law on Professional Soldiers, Workers and Civil Servants of the National Defense. For officers, the age of active service is regulated by Article 13 of the Law on Officers: 46 for lieutenants; 48 for majors; 51 for lieutenant colonels; 54 for colonels; 57 for men and 55 for women; 60 for men and 55 for women of general rank.

When the military has a need, officers who meet the required political and moral standards, possess strong professional skills and expertise, are in good health, and volunteer may have their service extended beyond the maximum age limit for their rank by no more than 5 years; in exceptional cases, this extension may be longer.

TB (according to VnExpress)

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