It is expected that at the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly (October 2024), the draft Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army (Law on Officers) will be discussed and approved according to simplified procedures.
After the Ministry of National Defense prepared a proposal, the Government issued a resolution on the proposal to draft a Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Officers, in which it basically agreed with the three policies proposed by the Ministry of National Defense.
That is: Completing regulations on basic positions and equivalent positions and titles of officers of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) to meet the requirements of building a revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and modern army; raising the age limit for active service of VPA officers; regulating the highest military rank for positions and titles of VPA officers.
Speaking to Lao Dong, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu - former Deputy Minister of National Defense - said that the above policies need to be amended and supplemented to suit the practical situation. Especially the regulations on the time of service for officers of the People's Army.
According to Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu, in practice, the retirement age of military officers is currently lower than that of the general workforce and the armed forces. This can lead to a waste of human resources, especially human resources with experience serving in the military.
Therefore, to be consistent with the Law on Social Insurance, the Labor Code and to retain experienced cadres, it is necessary to increase the active service age of the People's Army officers. This policy adjustment will have a positive impact on the current performance of military officers' duties.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu said: “According to the current Law on Officers, retiring too early clearly has disadvantages. Meanwhile, military officers who are trained through formal schools but have a short working time will be a waste of human resources.”
However, due to the special nature of the profession, the military may consider reducing the retirement age due to reduced working capacity.
"This helps ensure the rights of military officers regarding working time, social insurance payment time to receive pension as well as age, health, and working time" - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu said.
Besides, the Ministry of National Defense also needs to have calculations and plans in using the team of leading experts and scientists to promote their capacity, strengths, and valuable experience in building a strong, compact, and elite Army.
According to the current 2019 revised Law on Officers, the retirement age of military officers is divided according to rank. Accordingly, the age for lieutenant is 46 years old; the age for major is 48 years old; the age for lieutenant colonel is 51 years old; and the age for senior colonel is 54 years old. The above ages apply to both men and women.
From the rank of colonel, the highest age limit for men is 57 years old, and for women is 54 years old. For the rank of general, men is 60 years old, women is 55 years old.
The law also clearly stipulates that when the military has a need, officers with sufficient political and moral qualities, good professional skills, good health and who volunteer can have their military service age extended compared to the regulations but not more than 5 years; in special cases, it can be extended longer.
Source: https://laodong.vn/thoi-su/si-quan-quan-doi-ma-tuoi-nghi-huu-qua-som-la-rat-lang-phi-1373783.ldo
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