What is the highest rank of a professional soldier? What is the salary of a professional soldier? - Reader Tuan Vuong
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1. What is a professional soldier?
Professional soldiers are Vietnamese citizens with technical and professional qualifications serving in the People's Army, selected and recruited according to their titles and awarded the rank of professional soldier.
(Clause 1, Article 2 of the Law on Professional Soldiers, National Defense Workers and Civil Servants 2015)
2. What is the highest military rank of a professional soldier?
According to Article 16 of the Law on Professional Soldiers, National Defense Civil Servants and Workers 2015, the military ranks of professional soldiers are as follows:
- The military ranks of professional soldiers are determined in accordance with their technical and professional qualifications and salary levels, including:
+ Professional military colonel;
+ Professional military lieutenant colonel;
+ Professional military major;
+ Professional military captain;
+ Professional military lieutenant;
+ Professional military lieutenant;
+ Professional military lieutenant.
- The highest military ranks of professional soldiers include:
+ The senior type is professional military colonel;
+ Intermediate level is professional military lieutenant colonel;
+ Primary type is professional military Major.
Thus , according to the above regulations, the highest military ranks of professional soldiers include: Professional military lieutenant colonel, professional military lieutenant colonel, professional military major. Of which, professional military lieutenant colonel is of the high rank.
3. What is the salary of a professional military rank?
Article 4 of Circular 170/2016/TT-BQP stipulates the professional military ranks corresponding to the following salary levels:
- The military rank of Second Lieutenant of professional soldiers corresponds to a salary with a coefficient of less than 3.95.
- The military rank of Lieutenant of professional soldiers corresponds to a salary coefficient from 3.95 to under 4.45.
- The military rank of Senior Lieutenant of professional military personnel corresponds to a salary coefficient from 4.45 to below 4.90.
- The military rank of Captain of professional soldiers corresponds to a salary coefficient from 4.90 to under 5.30.
- The military rank of Major in professional military corresponds to a salary coefficient from 5.30 to under 6.10.
- The military rank of Lieutenant Colonel of professional soldiers corresponds to a salary coefficient from 6.10 to below 6.80.
- The military rank of Lieutenant Colonel in professional military corresponds to a salary coefficient of 6.80 or higher.
Accordingly, based on Article 3 of Circular 10/2023/TT-BNV, the salary is calculated as follows:
| Salary = Basic salary 1,800,000 VND/month x current salary coefficient |
Thus, the professional military ranks correspond to the following salary levels:
- The highest salary that professional soldiers can receive is: 7,110,000 VND/month.
- The highest salary for professional military lieutenant rank is: 8,010,000 VND/month
- The highest salary that professional soldiers can receive is: 8,820,000 VND/month.
- The highest salary for professional military officers with the rank of Captain is: 9,540,000 VND/month
- The highest salary a professional military Major can receive is: 10,980,000 VND/month
- The highest salary for professional military officers with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel is: 12,240,000 VND/month
- Professional military rank of Lieutenant Colonel can receive salary from 12,240,000 VND/month or more.
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