Young people joining the army need to study hard, practice, and paint the flag "Determination to fight, determination to win"

TPO - On February 13, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army came to encourage young men to join the army in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province at the 2025 Military Enlistment Ceremony.

TPO - On February 13, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army came to encourage young men to join the army in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province at the 2025 Military Enlistment Ceremony.

Young people joining the army need to study hard, practice, and paint the flag

Panorama of the military handover ceremony in Viet Tri City. Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

In 2025, in carrying out the task of selecting and calling citizens to join the army, military agencies at all levels of Phu Tho province have done a good job of advising local Party committees and authorities to do a good job of propaganda and education to raise people's awareness of military recruitment; improve the quality of military service registration and management of citizens of military age.

Leaders of Viet Tri City beat drums and lit traditional fires, encouraging young people to promote their homeland's traditions. Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

The province focuses on recruiting citizens who have graduated from universities and colleges; recruiting children of ethnic minorities to create a source of grassroots cadres for the locality; recruiting soldiers with the motto "whoever is recruited is sure to be the person"; focusing on implementing the Army's rear policy well.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet presents gifts to units and young people eager to join the army. Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

Thereby, directly contributing to improving the quality of citizens joining the army of the province on the criteria in 2025 higher than previous years.

Military enlistment ceremony in 2025. Viet Tri City delivered 100% of enlisted citizens to military units, completing 100% of the assigned target.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet presents gifts and encourages young men to enthusiastically join the army. Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

Of which: 100% of citizens have good ideology, are healthy enough to perform military service and the obligation to join the people's police; more than 60% of citizens have participated in the Party target class and more than 40% of citizens have voluntarily applied to join the army.

In particular, 100% of citizens enlisted to perform military service and the obligation to join the people's police have a high school degree or higher, of which 15 citizens have college or university degrees.

Young men joining the army need to study hard, practice, and paint the flag

Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

Notably, among the citizens enlisted to perform military service, more than 60% of citizens volunteered, 55 citizens were children of officials and party members; 87.8% of citizens were between the ages of 18 and 21; nearly 70% had high school, college, or university degrees (including 68 citizens with college or university degrees).

In the solemn atmosphere of the Military Service Day in Viet Tri City, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet expressed his joy at the enthusiastic and enthusiastic spirit of the youth of Viet Tri City joining the army.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet presents flowers to encourage young men to join the army. Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet presented flowers to congratulate and encourage the young people to strive to study, train, and mature, continuing to embellish the "Determined to Fight, Determined to Win" flag of the heroic Vietnam People's Army; strictly abide by discipline, improve political qualities, and constantly cultivate the moral qualities of a revolutionary soldier, of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new era.

Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

Holding the hands of each outstanding son of the homeland, the Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army expressed his belief that the youth of Viet Tri City will follow in the footsteps of their fathers and brothers, worthily continuing the traditions of their homeland; constantly striving to become excellent soldiers, worthy of the trust and expectations of the local Party Committee, government and family.

The young people of Viet Tri City excitedly crossed Vinh Quang Bridge and got on the bus to return to their units.

Representing the youth of Viet Tri City on their way to duty, new recruit Nguyen Hoang Anh, Nong Trang ward, Viet Tri City, expressed that he and the youths deeply understand that carrying out the task of protecting the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; maintaining political security, social order and safety is the responsibility, honor and pride of the youth, carrying out the responsibility to the nation, to the country as beloved President Ho Chi Minh once advised: "The Hung Kings had the merit of building the country, we, Uncle and nephew, must work together to protect the country".

Photo: Ngo Viet Trung

Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai and many Northwestern provinces hold military enlistment ceremonies

The atmosphere was solemn, emotional but full of enthusiasm. The new recruits were eager and ready to leave for training and to contribute to the Fatherland on the morning of February 13.

In Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang, comrade Nguyen Van Son - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province attended the 2025 military enlistment ceremony. Also attending were Major General Nguyen Dang Khai - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Military Region 2; Colonel Dang Van Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command; Van Dinh Thao - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment; leaders of Son Duong district and related units.

Chairman of Tuyen Quang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son presents gifts to new recruits.

In the 2025 military enlistment period, Son Duong district has 265 new recruits joining the army, including 258 young men joining the military service and 7 young men joining the People's Public Security service. Notably, 50 young men volunteered to join the army.

In Tuyen Quang city, authorities also handed over 124 new recruits.

The new recruits were excited and proud to follow in the footsteps of their revolutionary homeland.

Ms. Pham Thi Tuyet - mother of new soldier Nong Nhat Tien (Hamlet 2, Thuong Da Commune, Tuyen Quang City), could not hide her emotions when seeing her son off to join the army. "I miss him so much, but I am proud that he has been trained and matured," she shared.

Dang Tuyet Mai (An Tuong ward, Tuyen Quang city) could not hold back her tears when she saw her lover, new soldier Dang Xuan Cuong off to join the army. The two have been together for more than half a year, now they are temporarily apart so Cuong can fulfill his duty. "I hope you stay healthy and complete your mission well. I will be a strong support, waiting for you to return," Tuyet Mai choked up.

The entire Tuyen Quang province was assigned the target of sending 1,388 new recruits to join the military and police service. Of these, 1,150 new recruits will join the military service and 238 new recruits will join the police service.

In 2025, Yen Bai province was assigned the target of recruiting 1,369 citizens. Of these, 1,100 citizens were assigned to units of the People's Army; 269 citizens were assigned to units of the People's Police.