Can I join the army after finishing 7th grade?

Military service is an obligation that citizens must perform according to the provisions of law. Every year, the work of selecting and calling citizens to join the army to supplement the number of regular units and replace troops according to the law, creating a large and high-quality reserve force; contributing significantly to enhancing the combat strength of the Army, firmly protecting the Fatherland in all situations.

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 4 of Circular 148/2018/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense, which stipulates the criteria for military recruitment in terms of education, citizens with an educational level of grade 8 or higher will be selected and called up for military service, from high to low. Localities with difficulties in meeting military recruitment targets will report to competent authorities for consideration and decision to select citizens with an educational level of grade 7 or higher.

According to this circular, communes in remote areas, areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions as prescribed by law; ethnic minorities with less than 10,000 people are allowed to recruit no more than 25% of citizens with primary education level, the rest are junior high school level or higher.

Thus, depending on the locality, citizens with a 7th grade education level can be called up for military service or not.

Cases of postponement and exemption from military service

According to the provisions of Article 41, Section 2, Chapter IV of the 2015 Law on Military Service on temporary deferment of military service and exemption from military service, military service is temporarily deferred for the following citizens:

a) Not healthy enough to serve in the army according to the conclusion of the Health Examination Council;

b) Being the only worker who must directly support relatives who are no longer able to work or have not reached working age; in a family that has suffered serious damage to people and property due to accidents, natural disasters, or dangerous epidemics as confirmed by the People's Committee at the commune level;
c) A child of a war invalid or a person infected with Agent Orange whose working capacity is reduced from 61% to 80%;

d) Having a brother, sister or sibling who is a non-commissioned officer or soldier serving in the army; a non-commissioned officer or soldier performing duty in the People's Public Security;

d) People subject to migration and resettlement in the first 3 years to extremely disadvantaged communes under the State's socio-economic development project decided by the People's Committee of the provincial level or higher;

e) Cadres, civil servants, public employees, and youth volunteers mobilized to work in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions according to the provisions of law;

g) Currently studying at a general education institution; currently receiving full-time university training at a university, full-time college training at a vocational education institution during a training course of a training level.

The following citizens are exempt from military service:

a) Children of martyrs, children of first-class disabled soldiers;

b) A brother or a younger brother of a martyr;

c) One child of a second-class disabled veteran; one child of a sick soldier with a working capacity reduction of 81% or more; one child of a person infected with Agent Orange with a working capacity reduction of 81% or more;

d) Persons doing essential work who are not military personnel or People's Public Security;

d) Cadres, civil servants, public employees, and youth volunteers mobilized to work in areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions as prescribed by law for 24 months or more.

Citizens subject to temporary deferment from military service as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if there is no longer a reason for deferment, will be called up for military service.

Citizens who are eligible for temporary deferment or exemption from military service as prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, if they volunteer, will be considered for selection and military service.

The list of citizens eligible for temporary deferment or exemption from military service must be publicly posted at the headquarters of the People's Committee at the commune level, agencies, and organizations for a period of 20 days.

Minh Hoa (t/h)

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