On July 1, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense issued Circular 62/2025/TT-BQP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 93/2024/TT-BQP dated November 8, 2024 of the Minister of National Defense regulating and guiding emulation and reward work for militia and self-defense forces.
Accordingly, the Circular amends and supplements Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Article 23 of Circular 93/2024/TT-BQP as follows:
3. Head of the Provincial Military Command and equivalent
a) Decision to award the title of "Emulation Fighter at the grassroots level", the title of "Advanced Fighter", Certificate of Merit to individuals with the highest position to the Battalion Commander of the Militia and Self-Defense Forces or equivalent;
b) Decision to award the title of "Advanced Unit", Certificate of Merit to the highest collective to the level of Militia and Self-Defense Battalion or equivalent".
4. Head of the Border Guard Command
a) Decision to award the title of "Emulation Fighter at the grassroots level", the title of "Advanced Fighter", Certificate of Merit to individuals with the highest position to the militia and self-defense company commander or equivalent;
b) Decision to award the title of "Advanced Unit", Certificate of Merit to the highest collective to the level of Militia and Self-Defense Company or equivalent".
5. Head of the regional Defense Command, Brigade, regiment and equivalent.
a) Decision to award the title of "Emulation Fighter at the grassroots level", "Advanced Fighter", Certificate of Merit to individuals with the highest position to the militia and Self-Defense Company Commander, Commander of the Commune-level Military Command or equivalent;
b) Decision to award the title of "Advanced Unit", Certificate of Merit to the highest collective to the level of the Militia and Self-Defense Company, the Military Command at the commune level or equivalent.
Thus, from July 1, 2025, the Head of the regional Defense Command, the Brigade, the regiment and equivalent competent authorities will decide to award certificates of merit to the Commander of the Commune-level Military Command.
Before July 1, 2025, this authority belongs to the Head of the District Military Command and equivalent.
