Policy regime for retired military officers

Thu Giang |

The regime and policies for retired officers are stated in the Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army.

On March 19, according to the Ministry of National Defense's Electronic Information Portal, the Ministry of National Defense has just issued Concluding Document No. 09/VBHN-BQP of the Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army on regimes and policies for officers who cease to serve in the army; officers in active service who died or died; officers in active service who are transferred to professional soldiers or defense civil servants.

Accordingly, Article 2 also stipulates the regime and policies for retired officers:

Retired officers specified in Article 36, Point a, Clause 1, Article 37 of the Law are entitled to social insurance benefits according to current regulations of the law on social insurance.

The one-time subsidy regime for officers who retire early according to military ranks is stipulated in Clause 1, Article 13 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army as follows:

Subjects entitled to the one-time subsidy regime include:

Officers are redundant due to changes in organization or organization and staffing according to the decision of the competent authority.

Officers who have reached the age of holding the position of commander or manager of a unit as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 13 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army but the army no longer need to arrange or use them.

The one-time subsidy regime includes:

Receive a subsidy of 3 months' salary for each year of early retirement.

Receive a subsidy of 5 months' salary for the first 20 years of work. From 21 onwards, for each year of work, a subsidy of 1/2 month's salary will be granted.

When there is a retirement decision, officers who have been promoted to military rank, have had their salary increased for 2/3 of the term or more and are assessed to have completed their tasks or more will be promoted to military rank, have their salary increased (except for cases of promotion to general rank).

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