Decree regulating the regime and policies for officers who have ceased active service; active officers who have sacrificed or passed away; active officers who have transferred to professional soldiers or defense civil servants.

According to the new regulations, officers who change careers and are recruited to work at state agencies, public service units, political organizations, and socio-political organizations receiving salaries from the state budget are entitled to a number of benefits.

That is, to be given priority in job placement appropriate to the professional, technical, and vocational field; to be trained and fostered in the necessary professional and technical skills appropriate to the job undertaken. To be exempted from the entrance exam if transferring to the old agency or unit or transferring to the same field at the request of a competent state agency. To be given priority in adding points to the results of the civil servant and public employee recruitment exam according to the provisions of the law on cadres, civil servants, and public employees at the time of the entrance exam.

In addition, officers are ranked and paid according to their new job position, new job, new position from the effective date of the decision to transfer. In case the salary according to the group, grade, or level is ranked lower than the salary according to the military rank of the officer at the time of transfer, the salary, seniority allowance, and social insurance contributions and benefits at the time of transfer will be reserved for 18 months from the effective date of the decision to transfer and will be paid by the new agency or unit.

For officers who have changed careers and are eligible for pension, if the average monthly salary for social insurance payment used as the basis for calculating pension according to the provisions of the law on social insurance at the time of retirement is lower than the average monthly salary for social insurance payment at the time of changing careers, the average monthly salary for social insurance payment at the time of changing careers, converted according to the salary regime prescribed at the time of retirement, will be used as the basis for calculating pension.

For officers who have changed careers, if they are not eligible for pension and quit their jobs, in addition to receiving social insurance benefits according to regulations, they will be paid severance allowance by the agency or unit receiving salary from the state budget that manages and employs cadres, civil servants and public employees at the time of termination. In particular, for each year of service in the Army, they will be subsidized by 1 month of salary of the month immediately preceding the change of career, converted according to the salary regime prescribed at the time of termination to serve as the basis for calculating severance allowance.

In cases of transferring to work at agencies and units receiving salaries from the state budget, with a working period in the Army determined by competent authorities as warrant officers, upon retirement, the salary coefficient used as the basis for calculating the average salary used as the basis for calculating pension for the time the warrant officer was transferred is 3.90.

According to Decree No. 52/2025, officers who transfer to work at agencies and units receiving salaries from the state budget and then transfer to agencies and units not receiving salaries from the state budget, upon retirement, will be given an additional seniority allowance according to the time of service in the Army and the military rank at the time immediately before the officer transfers, and will be converted according to the salary regime prescribed at the time of retirement when calculating the average monthly salary for social insurance contributions for the working time according to the salary regime prescribed by the state to serve as the basis for calculating the pension for officers.

In addition, officers who have changed careers but due to mission requirements, are decided by competent authorities to return to serve in the Army, will be assigned new jobs suitable to the officer's needs and abilities.