Many young people in Nghe An volunteered to join the army.

Happy to be called for medical examination

In 2024, Nghe An province was assigned by the Government and the Ministry of National Defense to select and call 3,250 citizens to join the Army. To fulfill the target, under the direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Military Command and departments, branches and localities have been actively implementing the task.

Implementing Plan No. 763/KH-UBND dated October 11, 2023 of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee on deploymentrecruitment workjoining the Army and performing military service in 2024, at this time, all communes, wards and towns in the province are implementing the preliminary health screening for military service.

On the morning of November 10, in Nghi Thuan commune, Nghi Loc district, the Military Service Council and the Commune Health Examination Council organized a preliminary military service health screening for citizens of military age in the locality. It is known that Nghi Thuan commune is one of the first communes in Nghi Loc district to implement this content.

In 2024, Nghi Loc district was assigned a target of 175 people to join the army. The district's Military Service Council has made a list of 1,200 citizens of the age of 29 communes and towns to conduct preliminary examinations and selection. Nghi Thuan commune alone was assigned to join the army with 8 citizens and 1 citizen performing the People's Public Security service. The commune's Military Service Council made a list and conducted preliminary examinations for 64 citizens.

The initial medical examination for military service in Nghi Thuan commune took place very solemnly and seriously. All citizens who were called to participate in the initial medical examination were present; they fulfilled all the requirements. The commune medical examination council conducted a complete examination, giving detailed conclusions about health, which served as the basis for issuing the call for citizens to join the army later... During this initial medical examination, Nghi Thuan commune had 2 citizens who wrote applications to volunteer for military service, they were Le Cong Loi and Nguyen Cong Hoang.

Nguyen Cong Hoang (18 years old, in Khanh Thien hamlet, Nghi Thuan commune) shared his wishes: “I am the eldest child in a family of 3 brothers and sisters. As a young man, I always aspire to contribute to and protect the Fatherland. I realize that the army is a good environment to train myself to become mature. In addition, after completing my duty, with the preferential policies of the state, I will have the opportunity to develop such as learning a trade or working in foreign labor markets. When I received the call for medical examination, I was very happy and immediately wrote a volunteer application.”

According to Mr. Vo Sy Nhat - Commander of Nghi Thuan Commune Military Command: In recent years, Nghi Thuan is a locality that has done a good job in selecting and calling citizens to join the army. The locality always ensures the quota, and the quality is increasingly high. Citizens of the commune who join the army have never been returned or committed violations in the military. Every year, the commune has 2-3 citizens writing applications to volunteer to join the army.

To implement the plan to select and call citizens to join the Army and perform their duty to join the People's Police in 2024, Nghi Thuan commune held a Military Service Council meeting in May 2023, assigning responsibility to members of 8 hamlets to review young people of military age and make a list to call for medical examination.

In addition, the commune has actively carried out propaganda work on the rights and obligations of citizens in defending the Fatherland and implementing the Law on Military Service. Therefore, citizens of military age have fully participated in the initial medical examination; families are very supportive of their children joining the army.

Want to be a soldier

Similar to Nghi Thuan commune, the initial medical examination for military service for citizens of military age in Hung Dung ward, Vinh city on the morning of November 11 also took place very seriously and orderly. All 68 citizens called for the initial examination were very responsible, showed up early, and performed their duties in an orderly manner.

Lieutenant Colonel Pham Trong Hieu - Deputy Commander of Vinh City Military Command said: The work of preliminary health screening for military service and participation in the People's Public Security service in 2024 in Vinh City started on November 8 and ended on November 20. Hung Dung Ward is the 4th unit in the city to carry out this work.

In 2024, Hung Dung Ward was assigned to recruit 10 people. The health screening and preliminary selection work in the ward has generally been done very well, ensuring publicity, democracy, fairness, and no omissions, selecting young people who are healthy and meet political standards to join the People's Army and the People's Police. During this period, Hung Dung Ward also had 2 citizens volunteering to join the army, namely Tran Trung Hieu and Nguyen Dinh Huy.

The volunteer application for military service of Tran Trung Hieu (18 years old, Van Tien block, Hung Dung ward) stated:“… As a young man born and raised in the heroic homeland of “Red Village” – the cradle of the revolution during the years of resistance against the French and American invaders. When I was studying at school, I was educated about the ideals of revolutionary youth and learned about the glorious tradition of the Vietnam People’s Army. Now that I have graduated from high school, I wish to become a revolutionary soldier to contribute my small efforts to the cause of building and defending the Vietnamese Fatherland….”.

Information from the Nghe An Provincial Military Command: In 2023, Nghe An province completed 100% of the assigned target (3,102 citizens enlisted). Of which, citizens enlisted with health class 1, 2 reached 77.5%; with college and university degrees reached 5.6%; 22.9% were ethnic minorities; 0.93% were party members; 41.5% were Party training subjects; 751 citizens wrote applications to volunteer to enlist... In 2024, the number of citizens writing applications to volunteer to enlist is expected to increase.