Conditions for early salary increase for military officers

Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 5, Article 1 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army 2024 (effective from December 1, 2024) stipulates the amendment and supplementation of Article 18 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army on promoting military ranks and raising officers' salaries ahead of schedule as follows:

1. Officers are considered for promotion before the time limit prescribed in Clause 2, Article 17 of this Law in the following cases:

a) Outstanding achievements in combat or commendation in work;

b) Successfully fulfill the duties and tasks for which the current military rank is two or more ranks lower than the highest military rank prescribed for the position or title the officer is holding, or the current military rank is lower than the highest military rank for the command or management position.

2. Officers are considered for early salary increase if they have outstanding achievements in combat or are commended for their work.

3. The Government shall specify the criteria and standards in Clause 1 of this Article for considering the promotion of General officers ahead of schedule. The Minister of National Defense shall specify the criteria and standards for considering the promotion of Colonel and Lieutenant officers and the salary increase of officers ahead of schedule as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.

Thus, military officers will be considered for early salary increases if they achieve outstanding achievements in combat or are commended for their work according to the above regulations.