Hanoi to make breakthrough in recruitment and enlistment in 2015

PANO - The People's Committee of Hanoi and Hanoi Capital Command on the afternoon of January 5^th held a conference to implement the first enlistment of 2015 for 17 districts of the city. In the first recruitment of the year, the city has set some breakthrough criteria including more than 40% of the enlistees with college and university degrees for the rural district and over 50% for the urban districts, increasing the rate of volunteers to join the army, higher than the rate of 38% in 2014. This year, Hanoi also continues to promote the recruitment of public officials and employees to the service.

Participants at the conference.

Selection process this year still goes through regular steps with the determination to recruit 340 enlistees of between 1.65m to 1,70m tall and physically fit to serve the mission of military parades. Currently, 13 out of 17 local units of Hanoi are carrying out the screening for the recruitment while are localities aH are to complete the first enlistment this year before January 25^th 2015.

Last year, Hanoi successfully completed the enlistment with 40% of the enlistees holding college and technical school degrees.