8 groups of retired military officers will enjoy social security and nursing benefits from 2026

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Article 2, Decree 343/2025/ND-CP stipulating the regime of security, care, care when suffering from serious illnesses, information regime, and funeral support when passing away for retired military officers (effective from January 1, 2026), stipulates the subjects of application as follows:

1. General-level officers have retired.

2. Retired officers of the rank of Lieutenant and Lieutenant include:

a) Colonel-level officers receive a salary of VND 668 as prescribed in Decree No. 235/HDBT dated September 18, 1985 of the Council of Ministers on improving the salary regime for workers, civil servants and armed forces;

b) Officers who, before retirement, hold positions or have held positions of Commander or Political Commissar (Army, Corps, Navy Region, Coast Guard Region and equivalent); Heads of Departments with the function of directing the entire army. Officers who have held or held a position before retirement or have a position allowance coefficient of 0.9 or higher as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP dated May 23, 1993 of the Government temporarily stipulating the new salary regime for civil servants, public employees, public employees and armed forces or have a position allowance coefficient of 1.1 or higher as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004 of the Government on salary regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces;

c) Colonel-level officers increase their salary for the second time; officers who, before retirement, hold the position or have held the position of Deputy Commander, Deputy Political Commissar (Army, Corps, Navy Region, Coast Guard Region and equivalent); Deputy Directors of Departments with the function of directing the entire army. Officers who have held a position before retirement or have held a position have a position allowance coefficient of 0.8 as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP or hold a position with a position allowance coefficient of 1.0 as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP;

d) Colonel-level officers receiving a salary of 655 VND as prescribed in Decree No. 235/HDBT; Colonel-level officers with a first salary increase; officers who have held the position of Division commander or military commander of a province or centrally run city (hereinafter referred to as the provincial level) and equivalent. Officers who have held a position before retirement or have held a position have a position allowance coefficient of 0.7 as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP or have a position allowance coefficient of 0.9 as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP;

d) Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel-level officers; officers who have held positions before retirement or have held the position of Commander of a Brigade, Regiment and equivalent. Officers who have held a position before retirement or have held a position have a position allowance coefficient of 0.5 as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP or have a position allowance coefficient of 0.7 as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP;

e) Lieutenant Colonel and Major-level officers; officers who have held the position before retirement or have held the position of Battalion commander and equivalent. Officers who have held a position before retirement or have held a position have a position allowance coefficient of 0.35 as prescribed in Decree No. 25/CP or have a position allowance coefficient of 0.5 as prescribed in Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP;

g) Lieutenant-level officer.

3. Agencies, units, organizations and individuals related to the implementation of regimes and policies for retired military officers.

Thus, from January 1, 2026, the above-mentioned groups of retired military officers will enjoy social security and nursing benefits from 2026.

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