At the event, participants were briefed upon outstanding achievements made by the military youth in the military youth union work and youth movements via a vivid report.

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General Phan Van Giang, General Luong Cuong, and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong talking with outstanding and promising military youngsters

In particular, in 2021, despite complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the military youth work and youth movements were carried out comprehensively, creatively with remarkable results in line with the direction of the CMC, MND, General Department of Political Affairs, and all-level party committees, chains-of-command, agencies, and instructions by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.

Attentively, military youths organized thousand meetings, seminars, and forums and activities in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. In addition, they actively participated in and won big at national contests, such as the national Olympiad on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s thought, and an online contest on knowledge of Vo Nguyen Giap - the People’s General, contributing to raising military youths’ awareness, revolutionary morality, building up political stance, loyalty, and absolute trust in the Party’s leadership.

Notably, a number of youth movements and creative competitions were launched, during which military youths showed off their talents, vanguard role, creativeness, and knowledge to implement political duties and fix shortcomings of their units, and contribute to digital transformation and e-government building, and national COVID-19 combat efforts.

Apart from the aforementioned activities, youths in the military also participated in numerous meaningful activities, such as “Border spring, island Tet,” “Month of gratitude,” youth month, and voluntary youth campaigns, thus easing housing difficulties, supporting students, and providing timely assistance to a number of needy people.

Last year, military youths contributed their parts to high results of the Vietnamese military contingent at the International Army Games.

It is worth noting that with the spirit of solidarity, resilience, strong will, military youths have been undertaking noble international peacekeeping duties.

Though movements and competitions, role models of the military in all fields appeared.

Ten outstanding military youngsters and 36 potential military youths honored this time were carefully selected among a number of youths in the military who were key to political duties, including training, combat readiness, research and some winners at Army Games 2021 and in COVID-19 fight.

Addressing the ceremony, Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang acknowledged and applauded youth union members for the fulfillment of all assignments.

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General Phan Van Giang presents certificate of merit to ten outstanding youths. 

The defense chief hoped that they would continue to promote their core role in youth movements, further study and work out effective measures to contribute to building typical strong and healthy party cells, and typical and exemplary comprehensively-strong units and agencies.

In recognition of their accomplishments, General Giang presented rank promotion decisions to three youths, a decision to recruit a non-commission officer, and presented certificates of merit to 10 outstanding military youngsters in 2021.

On the occasion, General Luong Cuong, Director of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP), and Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister, handed over the certificates of merit of the Director of the GDP to 36 potential military youths in 2021.

Translated by Mai Huong