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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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Law No.: 14/2026/QH16
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Hanoi, August 23, 2026
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LAW
ON AMENDMENTS TO SOME
ARTICLES OF 09 LAWS ON MILITARY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Pursuant to the
Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam amended by the Resolution No.
203/2025/QH15;
The National Assembly
promulgates the Law on amendments to some articles of 09 laws on military and
national defense including the Law on National Defense No. 22/2018/QH14
(amended by Law No. 18/2023/QH15, Law No. 38/2024/QH15, and Law No.
98/2025/QH15); the Law on Vietnam People’s Army Officers No. 16/1999/QH10
(amended by Law No. 19/2008/QH12, Law No. 72/2014/QH13, Law No. 48/2019/QH14,
Law No. 52/2024/QH15, and Law No. 98/2025/QH15); the Law on Professional
Servicemen and Women, National Defense Workers and Officials No. 98/2015/QH13
(amended by Law No. 98/2025/QH15); the Law on Military Service No. 78/2015/QH13
(amended by Law No. 48/2019/QH14 and Law No. 98/2025/QH15); the Law on
Vietnamese Border Guard Force No. 66/2020/QH14 (amended by Law No.
98/2025/QH15); the Law on People's Air Defense No. 49/2024/QH15 (amended by Law
No. 98/2025/QH15 and Law No. 130/2025/QH15); the Law on Military Reserve Forces
No. 53/2019/QH14 (amended by Law No. 98/2025/QH15); the Law on Civil Defense
No. 18/2023/QH15 (amended by Law No. 98/2025/QH15, Law No. 116/2025/QH15, and
Law No. 145/2025/QH15); and the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces No.
48/2019/QH14 (amended by Law No. 98/2025/QH15).
Article 1. Amendments
to clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on National Defense
“1. The defense zone is an
integral part of the military region defense including political, spiritual,
economic, cultural, social, scientific, technological, military, security and
foreign affairs; is organized by provinces, communes, and special
administrative-economic divisions with commune-level defense and construction
work used as the foundation for protecting the local areas.”.
Article 2. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on Vietnam People’s Army Officers
1. Amendments to clause 1,
Article 11:
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“g) Commanders,
Political commissars of branches and naval regions; Commanders and Political
commissars of province-level military commands;
h) Deputy Commanders,
Deputy Political commissars of branches and naval regions; Deputy Commanders
and Deputy Political commissars of province-level military commands;
i) Commanders of divisions,
Political Commissars of divisions;
k) Deputy Commanders of
divisions, Deputy Political Commissars of divisions;
Commanders of brigades,
Political Commissars of brigades;”;
b) Amendments to points n
and o:
“n) Commanders of
battalions, Political commissars of battalions; Commanders and Political
commissars of commune-level military commands;
o) Deputy Commanders of
battalions, Deputy Political commissars of battalions; Deputy Commanders and
Deputy Political commissars of commune-level military commands;”.
2. Amendments to Article 38:
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The maximum age for
reserve officers is regulated as follows:
1. Junior officers:
53;
2. Major:
55;
3. Lieutenant Colonel:
57;
4. Senior Lieutenant
Colonel:
59;
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61;
6. General officers:
63.”.
3. Amendments to clause 3, Article 41:
“3. According to
staffing needs, standards for officer positions, results of military training,
and achievements in national defense service, reserve officers shall be
appointed to positions within mobilization reserve units and be promoted in
military rank commensurate with their position;”.
Article 3. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on Professional Servicemen and Women, National
Defense Workers and Public Employees
1. Amendments to Article 27:
“Article 27. Discharge
from service of reserve professional servicemen
Reserve professional
servicemen who exceed the age limit as prescribed in Article 23 of this Law or
no longer meet health requirements to serve the reserve force shall be
discharged in accordance with the Decision of Commanders of province-level
military commands.”.
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“d) Exceeding the maximum
age for service in accordance with Article 31 of this Law, and having
participated in social insurance for 20 years.”.
3. Addition of point d after point c, clause 3, Article 34:
“d) Exceed the maximum age
for service in accordance with Article 31 of this Law but not eligible for
retirement.”.
Article 4. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on Military Service
1. Amendments to clause 8, Article 3:
“8. Evasion of military
service means the activity in which the citizens fail to comply with the
decision on registration for military service; the decision on preliminary
selection; decision on pre-enlistment medical examination; the call-up for
conscription; the decision on, or order for concentrated training, practicing
or examination on readiness for mobilization/fighting.”.
2. Amendments to clause 3, Article 10:
“3. Committing fraud in
military service registration; preliminary selection for military service;
medical examination for military service.”.
3. Amendments to Article 29:
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Reserve non-commissioned
officers/enlisted soldiers who exceed the age limit or no longer meet health
requirements to serve the reserve force shall be discharged in accordance with
the Decision of Commanders of commune-level military commands.”.
4. Amendments to clause 2, Article 35:
“2. Province-level
People’s Committees shall handover citizens subject to conscription and service
in People’s Public Security to authorities in charge of accepting enlisted
citizens; and organize the soldier accepting ceremony conducted by
province-level military commands in accordance with regulations of the Minister
of National Defense.”.
5. Amendments to clause 3, Article 39:
“3. Facilitate the
citizens in implementation of the decision on preliminary selection; decision
on pre-enlistment medical examination; the call-up for conscription and service
in People’s Public Security; the decision on, or order for concentrated
training, practicing or examination on readiness for mobilization/fighting.”.
6. Amendments to clauses 2, 3 and 4, Article 44:
“2. Commanders of
regiments, equivalent or higher levels shall decide the demobilization of
non-commissioned officers and soldiers under their management; organize
demobilization ceremonies for non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have
completed their active service and handover them to province-level military
commands.
3. The time for
mobilization shall be notified to non-commissioned officers/soldiers,
province-level military commands, or authorities/organizations where citizens
worked/studied before conscription at least 30 days before the demobilization.
4. Province-level People’s
Committees, commune-level People’s Committees, province-level military
commands, authorities and organizations shall organize the receipt of
demobilized non-commissioned officers/soldiers.”.
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“Article 49. Benefits
for citizens during the period of military service registration, preliminary
selection, and pre-enlistment medical examination
1. Citizens who are
working at authorities or organizations, during the period of military service
registration, preliminary selection, and pre-enlistment medical examination,
shall be paid their full salary, current allowances, and round-trip travel
expenses.
2. During the period in
which citizens present themselves for military service registration,
preliminary selection, and pre-enlistment medical examination, they shall be
provided with meals, accommodation, and round-trip travel expenses.”.
Article 5. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on Vietnamese Border Guard Force
1. Amendments to clause 5, Article 5:
“5. Build a nationwide
border defense force and a comprehensive border defense posture within the
all-people national defense and the all-people defense system linked with the
People’s security foundation and the People’s security posture; establish
province-level and commune-level defense zones, defense zones at border areas
and civil defense areas; manage, respond and overcome incidents, natural
disasters, climate change, and epidemics; conduct search and rescue operations
in border areas.”.
2. Amendments to clause 9, Article 14:
“9. Advise and play a core
role in building the all-people border defense force and the all-people
border defense posture in the border areas; participate in developing
province-level and commune-level defense zones, and civil defense.”.
Article 6. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on People's Air Defense
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2. Amendments to points a and b, clause 2, Article 13:
“a) Province-level air defense
forces include local soldiers, air defense militia and self-defense forces, air
defense reserve soldiers, part-time air defense forces of province-level
military commands, border guard units, and unmanned vehicles that are organized
into companies, regiments, artillery batteries, unmanned vehicle regiments; air
defense observation posts and towers; low-altitude firing teams and teams for
suppressing UAVs and other aerial vehicles;
b) Commune-level air
defense forces include part-time air defense forces of commune-level military
commands, and militia and self-defense forces that are organized into
air-defense machine gun platoons, low-altitude firing teams, teams for
suppressing UAVs and other aerial vehicles;”.
3. Amendments to point a, clause 2, Article 16:
“a) Commune-level People’s
Committees shall manage the broad reserve force residing in communes;”.
4. Amendments to clause 3, Article 25:
“3. The construction of
People’s air defense work shall follow the plannings, plans linked with the
defense posture of provinces and communes; ensure the integration of
socio-economic development with the People's air defense posture.”.
5. Amendments to clause 3, Article 27:
“3. Province-level
People's Committee shall grant permits for the import, temporary import for
re-export, and temporary export for re-import of UAVs, other aerial vehicles,
aircraft engines, aircraft propellers, and equipment/devices of UAVs or other
aerial vehicles for cases not prescribed in clause 2 of this Article after
obtaining written consensus from the Ministry of National Defense and the
Ministry of Public Security.”.
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“dd) Commanders of
commune-level military commands and commanders of border guard units in border areas
may suspend flights of UAVs and other aerial vehicles within their
jurisdiction, except for UAVs and other aerial vehicles of the Ministry of
Public Security operating outside the areas and targets under management of the
army;”.
7. Amendments to point b, clause 2, Article 34:
“b) Commanders of military
regions, the commander of the High Command of Capital Hanoi, the commander of
the High Command of Ho Chi Minh City, commanders of province-level military
commands, and commanders of commune-level military commands may order the
suppression and detention of UAVs and other aerial vehicles as prescribed in
clause 1 of this Article within their jurisdiction;”.
Article 7. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on Military Reserve Forces
1. Amendments to clause 3, Article 8:
“3. Province-level and
commune-level People’s Committees shall prepare plans for development and
mobilization of reserve forces in provinces and communes.”.
2. Addition of clause 8 after clause 7, Article 10:
“8. The commander of the
High Command of Capital Hanoi, the commander of the High Command of Ho Chi Minh
City, and commanders of province-level military commands shall cooperate with
professional authorities under province-level People’s Committees in appraising
plans for developing and mobilizing reserve force of commune-level People’s
Committees. Presidents of province-level People’s Committees shall approve
plans accordingly.
3. Amendments and
annulment of some clauses of Article 12:
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“1. Commune-level military
commands shall carry out the registration of reserve soldiers for citizens
residing in communes; and cooperate with authorities and organizations managing
reserve soldiers who are working, studying, or employed at authorities or
organizations within communes.
Military commands of
authorities and organizations shall register their citizens working and
studying at their workplace as reserve soldiers. If authorities and
organizations do not have military commands, the heads or legal representatives
of authorities and organizations shall assist citizens working/studying at
their workplace to register for reserve forces in their place of residence.”;
b) Annulment of clause 3.
4. Amendments and
annulment of some clauses of Article 23:
a) Amendments to clause 1:
“1. Commune-level People’s
Committees shall establish daily routine for reserve soldiers holding reserve
unit commander ranks including squad leader, equivalent or higher ranks, and
reserve soldiers that are already assigned to mobilization reserve units.”;
b) Annulment of clause 2.
5. Amendments to points c, d, and dd, clause 2, Article 27:
“c) Province-level
People’s Committees shall notify the decision on mobilization of reserve forces
of Presidents of province-level People’s Committees to authorities/units under
their management, relevant associations and commune-level People’s Committees.
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d) Commune-level People’s
Committees shall notify the decision on mobilization of reserve technical
equipment of Presidents of province-level Committees to each owner of reserve
technical equipment. Commune-level military commands shall notify the decision
on calling up reserve officers of competent authorities, the enlistment call-up
order for reserve professional servicemen of the higher level, and the
enlistment call-up order for reserve non-commissioned officers and soldiers of
the commanders of commune-level military commands to relevant
authorities/organizations and to each reserve soldier;
dd) Authorities and
organizations shall deliver the enlistment call-up decision for reserve
officers and the enlistment call-up order for reserve professional servicemen,
non-commissioned officers, and soldiers to each reserve solider under their
management;”
6. Amendments to clause 3, Article 28:
“3. The location for
mustering reserve forces shall be determined by the High Command of Capital
Hanoi, the High Command of Ho Chi Minh City, and province-level military
commands. The location for receipt of reserve forces shall be determined by the
standing units of the People's army.”.
Article 8. Amendments
to clause 4, Article 34 of the Law on Civil Defense
“4. Local civil
defense commands shall be established in communes and provinces. It shall
advise Presidents of People’s Committees of the same level in organizing,
directing and managing local civil defense operations. Military authorities of
all levels shall act as the standing authority of civil defense command of the
same level. Members of local civil defense commands shall advise local commands
in organizing, directing and managing civil defense operations within their
fields of operation.
Authorities and
organizations affiliated to the High Command of Capital Hanoi, the High Command
of Ho Chi Minh City, and province-level military commands, within assigned
functions and tasks, shall advise the standing bodies of province-level civil
defense command committees in directing and administering civil defense
activities within the local areas.”.
Article 9. Amendments
to some articles of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces
1. Amendments to Article 20:
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1. A commune-level
military command is a local military authority under the High Command of
Capital Hanoi, the High Command of Ho Chi Minh City, and province-level military
commands; and is the standing authority for national defense at the commune
level. It has its own seal, account, and headquarters.
2. The functions, tasks,
powers, working relationships, organization, and staffing of commune-level
military commands; and the seal, registration, management, and use of the seal
of commune-level military commands shall comply with regulations of the
Minister of National Defense.
3. The organization and
operation of commune-level military commands shall be funded by the state
budget and other lawful financial sources as prescribed by laws. The local
budget shall ensure funding for the construction of working headquarters,
training grounds, and drill grounds. The central budget shall provide funding
support to local authorities with budget difficulties.”.
2. Addition of Article 20a (after Article 20):
“Article 20a.
Village military unit leaders
The village military unit
leader is responsible for advising the party committees of the village in
leading, directing, and organizing the implementation of national defense and
military tasks in the village; directly managing and commanding the militia
under their authority; and cooperating in the implementation of policies
supporting soldiers’ families and preferential policies for people with
meritorious service to the revolution.”.
3. Annulment of the phrase “Commune-level military commands” in
the title; the first paragraph of clause 1; point e, clause 1; clause 2; and
clause 3, Article 22.
4. Annulment of point dd, clause 1, Article 23.
5. Amendments to Article 24:
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Those holding command
positions in military commands of authorities/organizations and in militia and
self-defense forces shall use uniforms, cap badges, and insignia in accordance
with regulations of the Government.”.
6. Annulment of the phrase “Training for commanders of
commune-level military commands;” in the title of Chapter III.
7. Annulment of Article 26..
8. Annulment of the phrase “under” in point g, clause 1,
Article 32.
9. Annulment of clause 4, Article 33.
10. Amendments to the first paragraph of clause 1, Article 35:
“1. When performing tasks
or while attending training to improve professional expertise at schools or
units of the People's Army, members of militia and self-defense forces shall be
entitled to the following regimes and policies:”.
11. Annulment of clause 5, Article 37.
12. Annulment of the phrase “; specialized classroom equipment
at military schools serving the training of commanders of commune-level
military commands” in clause 9, Article 37.
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14. Annulment of “training of commanders of commune-level
military commands in the grassroots military field;” in clause 3, Article 41.
15. Annulment of the phrase “Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry
of Education and Training” in clause 2; point c, clause 2, Article 43.
Article 10.
Implementation clause
1. This Law shall be
effective from September 01, 2026.
2. The training of
commanders of commune-level military commands in the grassroots military field,
which is currently complying with the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces
No. 48/2019/QH14 (amended by Law No. 98/2025/QH15), shall continue to be
carried out until the training program is completed.
This Law was ratified
in the 1st National Assembly’s extraordinary session by the 16th
National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on August 23, 2026.
PRESIDENT OF THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Tran Thanh Man