Can I postpone military service if I study for a master's degree?

Nguyen Tuan(Tu Ky)

Reply:Pursuant to Article 41 of the Law on Military Service 2015, the postponement of military service and exemption from military service for citizens are regulated as follows:

- Not healthy enough to serve in the army according to the conclusion of the Health Examination Council;

- Being the only worker who must directly support relatives who are no longer able to work or have not reached working age; in a family that has suffered serious damage to people and property due to accidents, natural disasters, or dangerous epidemics confirmed by the People's Committee of the commune level;

- A child of a war invalid or a person infected with Agent Orange whose working capacity is reduced by 61% - 80%;

- Having a brother, sister or sibling who is a non-commissioned officer or soldier serving in the army; a non-commissioned officer or soldier performing duty in the people's police;

- People who are subject to migration and resettlement in the first 3 years to extremely disadvantaged communes under the State's socio-economic development project decided by the People's Committee of the province or higher;

- Cadres, civil servants, public employees, and youth volunteers mobilized to work in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions according to the provisions of law;

- Currently studying at a general education institution; currently receiving full-time university training at a university, full-time college training at a vocational education institution during a training course of a training level.

Thus, a master's degree is a post-bachelor's degree, so it will not be subject to military service deferral.