What are the height and weight standards for military service in 2024? How tall and heavy must a citizen be to qualify for categories 1, 2, and 3? - Reader My Han
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| Height and weight standards for military service in 2024. (Source: QĐND) |
Height and weight standards for military service in 2024
According to Article 31 of the Law on Military Service 2015, citizens are called up for military service when they meet the following criteria: Clear background; Strictly comply with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws; Good health to serve in the military according to regulations; Have appropriate educational level.
In particular, the health standards for calling citizens to join the army are stipulated in Clause 3, Article 4 of Circular 148/2018/TT-BQP as follows:
- Select citizens with health categories 1, 2, 3 according to the provisions of Joint Circular 16/2016/TTLT-BYT-BQP regulating health examination for military service.
- For agencies, units, and key confidential positions in the Army; Honor Guards, Ceremonial Guards; Professional Military Guards and Control Force, selection shall be conducted to ensure specific standards according to regulations of the Ministry of National Defense.
- Citizens with health category 3 or refractive eye defects (myopia 1.5 diopters or more, hyperopia of various degrees); drug addicts, HIV-infected, and AIDS are not called to enlist in the Army.
Therefore, if the height and weight standards of citizens are in categories 1, 2, 3, they will meet one of the conditions for military service in 2024.
Specifically, the standards for height and weight (also known as physical classification standards) are guided by Joint Circular 16/2016/TTLT-BYT-BQP as follows:
TYPE HEALTH | MALE | FEMALE | |||
Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | Bust (cm) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | |
1 | ≥ 163 | ≥ 51 | ≥ 81 | ≥ 154 | ≥ 48 |
2 | 160 - 162 | 47 - 50 | 78 - 80 | 152 - 153 | 44 - 47 |
3 | 157 - 159 | 43 - 46 | 75 - 77 | 150 - 151 | 42 - 43 |
4 | 155 - 156 | 41 - 42 | 73 - 74 | 148 - 149 | 40 - 41 |
5 | 153 - 154 | 40 | 71 - 72 | 147 | 38 - 39 |
6 | ≤ 152 | ≤ 39 | ≤ 70 | ≤ 146 | ≤ 37 |
In cases of overweight or underweight, the BMI will be considered (see screening notes).
Thus , to achieve types 1, 2, 3 in height and weight for military service in 2024, citizens must reach the following minimum levels:
- Male citizens: Must be at least 1m57 tall and weigh at least 43 kg.
- Female citizens: Must be at least 1m5 tall and weigh at least 42 kg.
Who is not allowed to register for military service in 2024?
Citizens in one of the following cases are not allowed to register for military service:
- Being prosecuted for criminal liability; serving a prison sentence, non-custodial reform, probation or having completed a prison sentence but not yet had the criminal record cleared;
- Being subject to educational measures at the commune, ward or town level (hereinafter referred to as commune level) or being sent to a reformatory school, compulsory education facility or compulsory drug rehabilitation facility;
- Deprived of the right to serve in the people's armed forces.
However, if the above-mentioned measures expire, citizens are allowed to register for military service.
(Article 13 of the Law on Military Service 2015)
Regulations on military service registration agency in 2024
Specifically, Article 14 of the 2015 Law on Military Service stipulates the military service registration agency as follows:
- The Commune Military Command carries out military service registration for citizens residing in the locality.
- The Military Command of the agency or organization at the grassroots level shall carry out military service registration for citizens working or studying at the agency or organization and compile reports to the Military Command of the district, town, city under the province and equivalent administrative unit (hereinafter referred to as district level) where the agency or organization is headquartered; in case the agency or organization does not have a Military Command at the grassroots level, the head or legal representative of the agency or organization shall be responsible for organizing for citizens to carry out military service registration at their place of residence.
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