Some new points about 2019 enrollment of military schools

This year, 18 military schools continue to use the results of the national high school exam to select university and college students. Of these, 16 schools recruit students nationwide. Army Officer School 1 recruits students from Quang Binh to the North and Army Officer School 2 recruits students with registered residence from Quang Tri to the South and has at least one year of 12th grade study and high school graduation exam in the southern provinces.

Colonel Vu Xuan Tien. Photo:Duong Tam

In 2019, the Ministry of National Defense allowed the Logistics Academy to recruit female candidates, in addition to the Military Medical Academy, Military Science and Military Engineering Academy. The training quota is not more than 10% of the Finance quota (recruiting 6 candidates).

Like last year, the Military Medical Faculty of the Military Medical Academy and the Faculty of International Defense Relations and Foreign Languages ​​at the Academy of Military Science are not allowed to recruit more than 10% of female candidates. The Faculty of Information Technology, Telecommunications Electronics, Biomedical Electronics, Optical Equipment, and Geoinformatics of the Military Technical Academy are not allowed to recruit more than 6% of female candidates. In addition to the above-mentioned faculties, the remaining faculties are assigned to recruit at least two female candidates per faculty.

Colonel Tien informed that in previous years, candidates with "weird, bizarre, provocative, violent tattoos that cause offense on the body" would not pass the preliminary round. However, in 2019, the regulations are more strict, military schools will not accept candidates with any tattoos.

About the admission combination, likedraftannounced in February that military schools recruit students based on eight groups. Of which, the Military Medical Academy recruits students based on two groups B00 and A00. The Border Guard Academy recruits students based on groups C00 and A01. The Military Science Academy recruits students based on groups D01, D02, D04, A00 and A01. The Political Officer School recruits students based on groups C00, A00 and D01.

Candidates choosing A00 and A01 have the opportunity to be admitted to the following academies: Military Engineering, Logistics, Air Defense - Air Force, Navy and Army Officer Schools 1, 2, Information, Engineering, Special Forces, Military Engineering, Tank - Armor, Air Force, Artillery, Chemical Defense. The total quota for 18 military schools is 5,520.

One new point is that from 2019, the number of civilian enrollment targets for military schools will gradually decrease. "This year, schools will only enroll 50% of last year's. From 2020, military schools will no longer enroll civilians," said Mr. Tien.

In 2018, 18 military schools recruited 5,475 candidates. Admission scores ranged from 16.5 to 27.75, down 1-2.25 points compared to 2017.