Reporting at the conference, Colonel Ngo Van Chinh, Political Director of the Military Medical Department, affirmed that with deep awareness, position, role and importance of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), in the past time, the Party Committee, the commander of the VPA, the Party committees and commanders at all levels in the VPA have focused on thoroughly grasping and implementing the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army, which was amended and supplemented with a number of articles in 2008 and 2014, and detailed documents guiding the implementation of the law for cadres, party members and the masses, especially officers at all levels, creating positive changes in both awareness and responsibility in the implementation process.

Lieutenant General Do Van Thien, Political Commissar of the General Department of Logistics, delivered a speech at the conference. Photo: PHUONG NHIEN

At the conference, the participants raised difficulties, obstacles and shortcomings in law implementation; analyzed and assessed the conformity between the law and related legal documents, difficulties and shortcomings in implementation organization and proposed specific solutions.

Opinions at the conference stated that, regarding equivalent positions and titles: Propose to study and upgrade equivalent positions from Battalion Commander, Battalion Political Commissar to equivalent positions of Deputy Regiment Commander, Deputy Regiment Political Commissar for the Department Heads; Warehouse Heads of the two units Warehouse 706 and Department 708; Head of the Technical Logistics Department of the units in the Military Medical Department; Head of the Supplies Department of the Military Preventive Medicine Institute. Propose to upgrade equivalent positions from Company Commander, Company Political Commissar to equivalent positions of Battalion Commander, Battalion Political Commissar for Political Assistants directly under the command of the Military Institute of Radiation Medicine and Oncology; Southern Military Preventive Medicine Institute; Military Forensic Institute; Financial Assistant; Assistant of the Technical Logistics Department of the units in the Military Medical Department. Assistant, Political Department (Warehouse 706 and Warehouse 708).

Colonel Tran Cong Truong, Party Secretary, Deputy Director of the Military Medical Department chaired the conference. Photo: PHUONG NHIEN

Conference scene.

Regarding the military rank ceiling: Raise the military rank ceiling from Major General to Lieutenant General for the position of Director of the Military Medical Department. Point 4, Article 19, Regulations on Military Medical Work, Vietnam People's Army clearly states that "The Director of the Military Medical Department has the right to mobilize forces and means of all military medical units in the entire army to serve the troops, treat the wounded and sick, and prevent epidemics for the people"; perform the function of State management of medical work in the Army. Therefore, the Director of the Military Medical Department has a military rank ceiling equivalent to units in the military medical sector (Military Medical Academy, Central Military Hospital 108).

Speaking at the conference, Lieutenant General Do Van Thien requested the Military Medical Department to continue to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army, resolutions, decrees, circulars, and instructions on the implementation of the law; step up propaganda, education, and raise awareness for officers to grasp the basic contents of the law and documents guiding its implementation, creating consensus in implementation; properly and fully implement the contents of current policies for officers and relatives of officers, ensuring dedication and thoughtfulness...

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