Young men enlisting in 2024 of Lang Son City participate in the meeting program. Photo: Anh Tuan/VNA

As planned, the 2024 military enlistment ceremony in localities will take place over 3 days.

On the first day (February 25), 30 provinces and cities will hold military handover ceremonies, including: Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Thai Nguyen (belonging to Military Region 1); Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Hoa Binh (belonging to Military Region 3); Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong (belonging to Military Region 5) and 4 provinces of Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc (belonging to Military Region 2).

Seven provinces and cities held military handover ceremonies on the second day (February 26), including: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Thua Thien - Hue under Military Region 4 and Hanoi districts under the Hanoi Capital Command.

On the third day (February 27), 26 provinces and cities held military handover ceremonies, specifically: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Thuan, Lam Dong (belonging to Military Region 7); Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Can Tho, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, An Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau (belonging to Military Region 9) and 5 provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La (belonging to Military Region 2).

To prepare well for the recruitment work, up to this point, the localities sending the soldiers and the units receiving the soldiers have regularly exchanged, coordinated, and closely organized the implementation of the stages and steps in the recruitment process to ensure the targets, quality and absolute safety. The units receiving the soldiers have developed plans and methods for receiving and transporting new soldiers to their units; carefully prepared accommodation and living facilities for the soldiers from the first day they arrived at their units.

Party committees, authorities, military agencies of localities and units have paid attention to leading, directing and implementing well the stages and steps in the military recruitment process. The activities of selecting and calling citizens to join the army are carried out in accordance with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies, and the procedures and regulations in military recruitment.

Local military agencies, especially at the district level, should promote their roles and responsibilities well. The presiding agency should closely coordinate and cooperate with departments, branches and organizations to advise local Party committees and authorities, and do a good job of propaganda and education to raise citizens' awareness and responsibility in performing military service; strengthen measures and strictly manage the quantity and quality of citizens ready to join the army in 2024.

VNA