New recruits in Ba Dinh district officially leave for military service
From 8am, all districts in Hanoi conducted military enlistment. Despite the cold and rainy weather, all new recruits were ready to leave for military service.
According to the plan, in 2024, Hanoi will select and call 3,700 citizens to perform military service (an increase of 200 citizens compared to 2023); 794 citizens to perform public security service.
Before the 2024 military enlistment day, Hanoi had nearly 1,000 young men volunteering to join the army.
Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung presents flowers to new recruits in Ba Vi district - Photo: QUANG VIEN
Ba Vi district has 246 local youths leaving to perform their military service. At the ceremony, General Luong Cuong - Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung attended the district handover ceremony in Ba Vi district.
Representing the new recruits speaking at the ceremony, new recruit Le Cong Hoang Anh (Thuy An commune, Ba Vi) promised to be absolutely loyal to the Party's revolutionary cause, overcome all difficulties and hardships, fight and sacrifice for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.
"We promise to study hard, practice and improve our political qualities, revolutionary ethics and working capacity, ready to receive and complete well the tasks assigned by the army, police and units, worthy of the title of Uncle Ho's soldiers, soldiers of the People's Police, worthy of the trust and love of the Party Committee, government and people of Ba Vi district" - new recruit Le Cong Hoang Anh said.
Tran Quoc Dat (Ba Dinh district, Hanoi) is determined to complete his mission well.
On the same morning, at Quan Ngua Sports Palace, 74 new recruits from Ba Dinh district also officially left for military service.
As one of the young men who volunteered to join the army, Tran Quoc Dat (Kim Ma ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi) expressed that joining the army is the responsibility and obligation of himself as well as other young men.
"At first, I was quite worried, because the military environment is completely different from life outside. But people still say "it takes two years to go, but if you don't go, you waste your whole life", so I really want to go and experience it," Quoc Dat shared.
Relatives and friends stand in the rain to see off new recruits to join the army.
Seeing off three close friends to join the army, Hoang Chi Bach (Dong Da district, Hanoi) told them to take care of their health, complete their missions well and promised to welcome them back after two years.
The new recruits were given flowers and walked through the gates of glory before boarding the bus to their units.
Ba Dinh District veterans see off and encourage new recruits
74 new recruits in Ba Dinh district prepare to leave for military service
Lieutenant General Nguyen Quoc Duyet, commander of the Hanoi Capital Command, said that Hanoi has 52 new party members joining the army, adding to the Army Party Committee. Another highlight is that for every 4 new recruits, 1 person has graduated from university or college.
The whole city of Hanoi has 2,425 citizens who are eligible for military service with university, college, and vocational high school degrees, reaching 65.5% of the military service quota. All localities organize Party awareness training courses for outstanding young people who apply to attend. The whole city strives to recruit 15 party members before the military service date.
Photo: NGUYEN HIEN
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