Schools require students to 'register to drop out' when they go to military service?

FPT Polytechnic College's student service center requires students to "register to drop out of school" when performing military service - Photo: NTA

NTN, a second-year student at FPT Polytechnic College in Ho Chi Minh City, recently passed the military service exam. N. will join the army on February 26.

N. discussed with the homeroom teacher and the school's Student Service Center to request a leave of absence, and to continue studying after completing his/her compulsory service. However, both the homeroom teacher and the Student Service Center asked T. to "register to leave school" in order to reserve his/her study results.

N. said that there were only a few months left to complete the training program. The school required students to fill out a withdrawal application, but what if the school did not allow them to defer? Why were students required to register for withdrawal instead of deferring their studies when performing military service?

According to the provisions of Point a, Clause 2, Article 9 of the Regulations on College and Intermediate Training issued in 2022 by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs , students mobilized by competent state agencies to perform military service will have their program temporarily suspended and their study results reserved.

The time for reserving learning results is not more than 5 years from the date of stopping the study program and is not counted in the maximum time to complete the course.

Thus, FPT Polytechnic College's request for students to submit an application to withdraw from school is against regulations.

Speaking with Tuoi Tre Online , a representative of FPT Polytechnic College said that because the homeroom teacher did not have full information, he gave incorrect advice to students about reserving their study results when performing military service.

The student service center received incorrect information from the homeroom teacher and therefore gave incorrect instructions.

"This afternoon, February 20, the school will contact parents and students to complete the necessary procedures to reserve academic results before N. leaves for military service. N.'s educational rights will be guaranteed according to regulations so that students can confidently fulfill their military service," the representative added.

Students are deferred from military service.

The 2015 Law on Military Service stipulates temporary deferment of military service for seven groups of citizens, including those studying at high schools, universities, and colleges.

According to point g, clause 1, article 41 of the Law on Military Service on temporary deferment of military service, citizens are temporarily deferred from military service while studying at a general education institution; being trained at a full-time university level at a university, or at a full-time college level at a vocational education institution during the duration of a training course of a training level.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/truong-yeu-cau-sinh-vien-dang-ky-thoi-hoc-khi-di-nghia-vu-quan-su-20240220150120627.htm