Instructions on salary arrangement and classification for civil servants of the Commune-level Military Command

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Commander, Deputy Commander and Assistant of the Military Command at the commune level are identified as civil servants. The Ministry of Home Affairs has just issued a document guiding localities to recruit, arrange and set salaries for these positions.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued Official Dispatch 7644/BNV-CCVC guiding the recruitment and salary arrangement of civil servants as Commanders, Deputy Commanders, and Assistants of Commune-level Military Commands - Illustrative photo

The Ministry of Home Affairs said that according to Law No. 98/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing a number of articles of 11 laws on military and national defense (effective from July 1, 2025) amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces No. 48/2019/QH14, the Commander, Deputy Commander and Assistant of the Commune-level Military Command are civil servants.

In order to carry out the recruitment and salary arrangement for civil servants who are Commanders, Deputy Commanders, and Assistants of the Military Command at the commune level in accordance with the provisions of the law on civil servants and the law on militia and self-defense forces, after consulting with relevant agencies, while the competent authority has not yet issued a separate adjustment document for Commanders, Deputy Commanders, and Assistants of the Military Command at the commune level, the Ministry of Home Affairs requests the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to unify the implementation according to the instructions.

Specifically, regarding job positions, Commander, Deputy Commander, Assistant to the Commune Military Command: Implement according to the direction in Official Dispatch No. 7415/BNV-CCVC dated August 31, 2025 of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Regarding recruitment, according to Clause 9, Article 10 of Law No. 98/2025/QH15, the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Assistant to the Military Command at the commune level are civil servants. Accordingly, recruitment in these cases is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants No. 80/2025/QH15 and Decree No. 170/2025/ND-CP, except for those who are currently cadres and civil servants.

The authority to appoint the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Assistant of the Commune-level Military Command; the standards for training qualifications and duties of the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Assistant of the Commune-level Military Command shall comply with the provisions of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces No. 48/2019/QH14 (amending and supplementing a number of articles of Law No. 98/2025/QH15), the Government's Decree and the Ministry of National Defense 's guidance on implementing the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces; the number of Deputy Commanders and Assistants of the Commune-level Military Command shall comply with the provisions of Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree No. 220/2025/ND-CP.

Principles of personnel arrangement

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, from July 1, 2025, when implementing the organization of two-level local government and implementing new regulations of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 2025, the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces 2019 (amending and supplementing a number of articles in Law No. 98/2025/QH15), the arrangement of the positions of Commander, Deputy Commander, and Assistant to the Military Command at the commune level (new).

In case the current Commander of the Commune-level Military Command (old) is a commune-level civil servant according to the provisions of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 2008 (amended and supplemented in 2019), when considered and arranged for the position of Commander, Deputy Commander, Assistant of the Commune-level Military Command at the Commune-level Military Command (new), he/she will be converted into a civil servant according to the provisions of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 20254 if he/she meets the standards on training level as prescribed in Article 26 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces 2019 (amended and supplemented in Clause 13, Article 10 of Law No. 98/2025/QH15).

In case they are other cadres or civil servants who are expected to be assigned to the positions of Commander, Deputy Commander, or Assistant of the Military Command at the commune level (new), they do not have to follow the recruitment and admission process into civil service according to the provisions of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 2025 and Decree No. 170/2025/ND-CP but must meet the standards on training qualifications as prescribed in Article 26 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces 2019 (amended and supplemented in Clause 13, Article 10 of Law No. 98/2025/QH15).

Cases that are not cadres or civil servants expected to be assigned to the positions of Commander, Deputy Commander, Assistant of the Military Command at the commune level (new) must follow the recruitment and admission process into civil service according to the provisions of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 2025 and Decree No. 170/2025/ND-CP.

On that basis, the consideration and appointment of the Commander, Deputy Commander, and Assistant to the Military Command at the commune level (new) shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the 2019 Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces (amended and supplemented by Law No. 98/2025/QH15), the Government's Decree and the Ministry of National Defense's guidance on implementing the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces. The standards for training qualifications shall be as prescribed in Article 26 of the 2019 Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces (amended and supplemented by Clause 13, Article 10 of Law No. 98/2025/QH15).

Regarding salary arrangement for Commanders, Deputy Commanders, and Assistants of the Military Command at the commune level (new), in cases where salaries are currently arranged according to the professional and technical salary table of civil servants and public employees prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP, they will continue to receive salaries according to the arranged ranks and grades.

In case of salary arrangement according to the salary table of military ranks of officers of the people's army; officers, non-commissioned officers of the people's police and cryptography or salary arrangement according to the salary table of professional soldiers of the people's army and technical specialists of the people's police or according to the salary tables for people doing cryptography work, then implement accordingly for each case according to the instructions in Clause 6, Clause 7, Section III of Circular No. 79/2005/TT-BNV.

In cases not falling under points a and b of this clause, the calculation method in point a, clause 10 of Circular No. 79/2005/TT-BNV shall apply.

Accordingly, based on the working time in accordance with the provisions of law in accordance with the requirements on professional qualifications of the positions of Commander, Deputy Commander, Assistant to the Military Command at the commune level (new), having paid compulsory social insurance (if not continuously and not yet received a one-time social insurance subsidy, it will be accumulated), classified into the salary grade in the category of specialist - civil servant type A1 (if having a university degree) or civil servant type A0 (if having a college degree) prescribed in the Professional and professional salary table for cadres and civil servants in state agencies (Table 2) issued with Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP according to the principle: From level 1, every 3 years (36 months) will be classified up 1 salary grade; After converting time to be classified into salary grades in the civil service category, if there are less than 36 months, these months will be counted towards the time to consider raising the salary grade next time or considering receiving seniority allowance beyond the framework (if any).

Thu Giang

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