Health standards for military service from 2024 will apply new regulations according to Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
The Ministry of National Defense issued Circular No. 105/2023/TT-BQP dated December 6, 2023, regulating health standards and medical examinations for subjects under the management of the Ministry of National Defense, which stipulates Medical examination for military service.
Accordingly, Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP regulates health standards and medical examinations for subjects under the management of the Ministry of National Defense, including: Standards and classification of health examinations; Medical examination for military service; Manage and check the health of reserve soldiers; Medical examination for military admission; Medical examination for recruitment into the staff team; Training reserve officers called into active duty; Recruiting professional soldiers, defense workers and officials; Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in health examination for subjects under the management of the Ministry of National Defense.
Standards for recruitment and health assessment of military pilots, airborne forces, airborne forces, and submarine sailors are not within the scope of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
Health standards, periodic health examinations, health examinations according to mission requirements for officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers on active duty; Defense civil servants, workers and defense officials comply with Circular 37/2021/TT-BQP regulating classification, health examination, and decentralization of health management tasks for military personnel and defense civil servants. , defense workers and officials.
Health standards according to Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP
Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP regulating health standards as follows:
First, health standards for military service.
General standards: Meet health level 1, 2, 3 as prescribed in Article 5, Article 6 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP; Do not call for military service for citizens addicted to narcotics and drug precursors as prescribed in Decree 57/2022/ND-CP regulating the lists of narcotics and drug precursors.
Specific standards: Some specific health standards in selection for military service are prescribed by the Minister of National Defense.
Second, health standards for military enrollment in formal university, college, and intermediate level training; Military enrollment for training at university and college levels in basic military majors.
General standards: Meets health level 1 and 2 as prescribed in Article 5 and 6 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
Specific standards: Follow regulations of the Ministry of National Defense on admission to Military schools.
Third, health standards for recruiting staff; Training reserve officers called into active duty.
General standards: Meets health level 1 and 2 as prescribed in Article 5 and 6 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
Specific standards: For positions of specialized technical and professional officers in narrow fields that are difficult to attract human resources to the military, prescribed by the Minister of National Defense.
Fourth, health standards for recruiting professional soldiers, workers and defense officials.
General standards: Meet health level 1, 2, 3 as prescribed in Article 5, Article 6 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
Specific standards: For positions recruiting professional soldiers, defense workers and officials with narrow technical expertise, making it difficult to attract human resources for the military, prescribed by the Minister of National Defense.
Astigmatism still requires military service
Health standards for military service from 2025 will apply new regulations according to Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP, specifically as follows: Achieve health class 1, class 2, class 3 according to the provisions of Article 5 and Article 6 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
For health standards, it will be implemented according to Article 5 of Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP, specifically as follows: Standards for classification according to physical strength are implemented according to regulations, in Section I, Appendix I issued attached to Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP. Standards for classification by diseases and health problems comply with the regulations in Section II Appendix I issued with Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP.
In which eye classification standards, specifically astigmatism, from the 2025 military service period, there will be a change in classification points compared to the current regulations in Joint Circular 16/2016/TTLT- MOH-MND as follows:
For physiological astigmatism or <1D, it will be graded 2 (corresponding to score 2 - Indicating good health).
For astigmatism greater than or equal to 1D, it will be graded 3 (corresponding to score 3 – Indicating good health condition).
Astigmatism that has been surgically removed will be scored according to section 1.1, part 1, Section II, Appendix issued with Circular 105/2023/TT-BQP and increased by 1 point.
According to regulations on health standards for military service, if a citizen has astigmatism classified as type 2 and 3 above, they still meet the health standards for military service.
As for the current regulations in Joint Circular 16/2016/TTLT-BYT-BQP, all types of astigmatism will be classified as health type 6, meaning score 6 – Indicating very poor health status. At that time, citizens will not be eligible for military service because the regulations only select citizens with health categories 1, 2, and 3.
Thus, for people with astigmatism who are graded 2 but have no other health standards and are graded 3, 4, 5, 6, they will have health level 2, and will then be eligible to join the army normally. often.
Similarly, for people with astigmatism with a score of 3, but with no other health criteria scoring 4, 5, or 6, they will have a health level of 3, and will then be eligible to join the army normally. .
