Two sisters volunteered to join the army.

As the only young woman from Yen Mo district to be recruited for military service in 2024, Pham Thi Thao (born in 1998, in Trung Dong village, Yen Nhan commune) studied culinary arts at a vocational school and worked for 5 years at a large hotel in Hanoi. Thao's parents both work as workers at a leather shoe company and are very supportive of their daughter's decision.

Desire to serve long term in the military

A week before officially joining the Vietnam People's Army, at the talk show "Aspiration to contribute - Firm steps for the future", Thao and her younger brother who had just graduated from high school, Pham Minh Quan (born in 2005), made many people admire, when they learned that both sisters had volunteered to join the army this time. Notably, Quan was admitted to the Party by the Trung Dong village Party cell right before the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024.

Two biological sisters Pham Thi Thao and Pham Minh Quan (in Yen Mo, Ninh Binh) are determined to set out to defend the Fatherland in early spring 2024. (Photo: Nguyen Minh)

“We were born when the country was no longer at war. This is a blessing for our generation, as previous generations shed blood to achieve peace. My younger brother and I both believe that performing military service is the responsibility and sacred duty of every citizen towards our beloved Fatherland. My sister and I believe that the Army will be a good environment for training and growing up. We wish to serve in the Army for a long time,” Thao shared.

For Ms. Le Thi Thuy (Trong hamlet, Yen Nhan commune), the fact that her youngest son Pham Huynh Duc, who has just graduated from the University of Transport Technology, volunteered to join the army made the family very happy and proud. “My son joining the army is a joy for my husband and I because he knows how to think carefully when contributing to protecting the country. I hope he will be strong and have better training for his health and independence. I hope that after he is discharged from the army, the unit will take care of him and provide him with career advice so that he can have a stable job in the future,” Ms. Thuy said.

Having participated in the general mobilization to the Southern battlefield to fight for the liberation of the country and then continued to join the Vietnamese volunteer army to help the Cambodian people escape genocide, Colonel Luu Xuan Ha - Chairman of the Yen Mo District Veterans Association, inspired the new recruits with beautiful memories of a glorious and heroic time of war.

“We strongly believe that today’s generation will follow in the footsteps of their ancestors to protect the country. We hope that when young people join the army, they will strictly abide by the military’s discipline, especially the close relationship between the army and the people, remembering those who leave and loving those who stay,” said Colonel Ha.

Supporting young people to join the army

In order to encourage the spirit and support the youth of Yen Mo district to join the army, on February 19, in Yen Mo district, the Army Youth Union coordinated with the Political Department of Military Region 3, the Military Command (CHQS), the Provincial Youth Union and the Women's Union of Ninh Binh province to organize a series of activities "Military Enlistment Day" and "Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho".

Youth of Yen Mo district planted trees on the road of “Military-Civilian Solidarity”. (Photo: Nguyen Minh)

The program included many meaningful activities, including: planting trees on the "Solidarity of the Army - People" road; exciting sports and games; discussion "Aspiration to contribute - Firm steps towards the future"; giving gifts to young people leaving for military service in 2024...

Major Duong Van Tuan, Deputy Commander of the Yen Mo District Military Command, said that among nearly 1,500 young people of Ninh Binh province who will leave for military service and People's Public Security service in 2024, Yen Mo district has nearly 300 outstanding young people, of whom 165 young people have volunteered and 75 have been admitted to the Party.

According to Major Tuan, in order to do a good job in selecting and calling citizens to join the army in 2024, the District Military Service Council and related agencies and units will carry out well the policy work for the Army's rear, organize visits, give gifts and grasp the ideological situation, and promptly encourage the families of soldiers on active duty and young people preparing to join the army.

Do a good job of praising and rewarding collectives and individuals with achievements in performing the task of selecting and calling citizens to join the army; closely coordinate with competent authorities to strictly handle violations of the Law on Military Service according to the provisions of law.

“Along with coordinating activities to inspire and support young people to join the army, we advise all levels to do a good job of welcoming, consulting and introducing jobs, helping young people discharged from the army to feel secure in their work after returning to their localities,” said Major Tuan.

According to Colonel Tran Viet Nang - Head of the Military Youth Department, in order to encourage and motivate young people to enthusiastically volunteer to join the army in 2024, the Military Youth Department has organized meaningful programs, including many practical activities in 3 localities: Yen Mo district (Ninh Binh province), Bac Me district (Ha Giang province) and Long Ho district (Vinh Long province). The Department also presented gifts to more than 600 young people who passed the military service and People's Public Security service in the above 3 localities.

(Source: Tien Phong)

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