Implementing the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents 2015, based on Decision No. 496/QD-BQP dated February 13, 2025 of the Minister of National Defense promulgating the program to develop legal documents in 2025, the Department of Military Affairs shall preside over and coordinate with agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense to study and draft a Submission and draft Circular regulating the leave regime for officers, professional soldiers, workers and defense officials (draft Circular).
This draft Circular applies to officers and professional soldiers in active service (abbreviated as soldiers); defense workers, defense officials (abbreviated as defense workers and civil servants); relevant agencies, units, organizations and individuals.
Notably, Article 10 of the draft Circular mentioned the content of retirement leave:
Accordingly, soldiers, workers and defense officials who have decided to retire and are entitled to pre-retirement leave, if they have worked until the time of pre-retirement leave:
From 15 years of service to less than 20 years of leave with 6 months off;
From 20 years of service to less than 25 years of service, 9 months off;
After 25 years of service or more, 12 months off will be granted.
The pre-retirement leave period prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be paid to soldiers, workers and national defense officials and shall be counted as the period of participation in social insurance.
Soldiers, workers and defense officials who wish to retire immediately (not retiring in preparation for retirement or not retiring for enough time as prescribed), when transferred, will receive a salary difference due to not retiring in preparation for retirement according to current regulations; except for subjects entitled to one-time allowance due to early retirement according to regulations.
During the retirement preparation period, if you are detected with serious illnesses, diseases requiring long-term treatment, or mental illness, follow the provisions of Circular No. 157/2013/TT-BQP dated August 26, 2013 of the Minister of National Defense regulating the management, treatment, care, and settlement of policies for soldiers, workers, defense officials, and people working in key organizations managed by the Army who are suffering from serious illnesses, diseases requiring long-term treatment, mental illnesses and guiding documents for implementation.
