Military schools pre-qualification before May 20

In 2022, 17 universities enroll more than 4,700 students based on the results of the high school graduation exam. At the introduction of military recruitment on April 4, Colonel – Dr. Vu Xuan Tien, head of the secretariat of the Military Admissions Department, Ministry of National Defense, said that like every year, candidates aspire to join the army. Military schools must go through pre-qualification and meet the standards prescribed by the Ministry of National Defense. The pre-qualification period is from March 15 to May 20.

Thus, candidates still have to make two separate documents when applying to military schools. A pre-qualification service set issued by the Military Admissions Board of the Ministry of National Defense. A set of registrations for the high school graduation exam is regulated by the Department of Education and Training of the provinces and cities.

The pre-qualification dossier consists of a background check, a medical examination form, and three pre-qualification registration forms. Candidates from outside the military register for pre-qualification and purchase documents at the district-level military admissions committee. Competitors who are active-duty soldiers register and purchase at a regimental-level unit or equivalent.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of National Defense, in order to be registered, candidates must meet the standard conditions on four contents, including political background, age, culture, healthin which the criteria for age and health are very detailed.

In terms of age, candidates outside the army must be between the ages of 17 and 21. Active soldiers, discharged from the army, and citizens who have completed their service in the People’s Police are from 18 to 23 years old.

With health standards, in addition to the general criteria of physical strength, eyes, ears – nose – throat, teeth – jaw – face, internal medicine, neuropsychiatry, surgery, dermatology and obstetrics and gynecology (for women), Schools have their own regulations on height, weight and refractive error.

A group of schools to train commanding, political and logistics officers, including the Academy of Logistics, Air Defense – Air Force, Navy, Border Guard and officer schools of Army 1, Army 2, Politics, Artillery , Engineer, Tank – Armor, Information, Special Forces, Chemical Defense, requires male from 1.65 m or more, weight from 50 kg. Eyes are not nearsighted. This group of schools does not recruit girls.

Schools that train officers with professional and technical expertise, including the Academy of Military Technology, Military Medicine, and Military Science; The training system for aeronautical engineers under the Air Defense Academy – Air Force requires a male of 1.63 m or more, weighing from 50 kg; Female contestants must be from 1.54 m, weighing from 48 kg. Eyes with nearsightedness no more than 3 diopters. Candidates in disadvantaged areas, ethnic minorities according to regulations will have their height standards lowered.

This year, the Ministry expects candidates to apply for university admission after the high school graduation exam. Currently, the Ministry does not have specific instructions on adjusting aspirations. However, military schools allow candidates to adjust their aspirations according to groups.

Group 1 includes Academy of Logistics, Navy, Border Guard, Air Defense – Air Force (Command of Staff) and officer schools of Army 1, Army 2, Politics, Special Forces, Artillery, Tank- Armor, Chemical Defense, Information, Engineers.

Group 2 includes the Academy of Military Technology, Military Medicine, Military Science, Air Defense – Air Force (Aeronautical Engineering System).

For example, when applying for pre-qualification, candidates who have already registered for Army Officer School 1, when applying for admission, they can adjust their aspirations to another school in group 1 but cannot transfer to schools belonging to group 1. group 2 and vice versa.

* Specific targets, combinations, and methods of enrollment for each school

Duong Tam