The Fatherland calls... we set out

In the excitement, honor, mixed with a bit of reluctance and regret when saying goodbye to relatives and friends, on the morning of February 14, more than 4,000 party members and outstanding young people in Thanh Hoa province left for military and police units. Fresh bouquets of flowers, meaningful gifts and warm feelings from the Party Committee, government and people for the new recruits have given the young soldiers more motivation to strive to excellently complete their sacred mission for the Fatherland.

Chairman of the People's Committee and Chairman of the Military Service Council of Thanh Hoa City Le Trong Thu presented flowers to new recruits before leaving for military service.

In the bustling spring morning, at the military enlistment points in 26 districts, towns and cities in the province, flags, banners, slogans and welcoming music were brightly lit. Thousands of young men put on their backpacks and neat military uniforms, proudly attending the military enlistment ceremonies in the localities. Although it lasted less than an hour, the atmosphere of the military enlistment day throughout Thanh Hoa was very solemn, safe and full of military-civilian affection.

In Thanh Hoa City, people flocked to Lam Son Square to attend the military handover ceremony. In 2025, the city will have 255 new recruits joining the army in 7 units, of which 162 are party members. With excitement and pride, party member Nguyen Van Thanh in Ngoc Trao Ward excitedly shared: “After graduating from Thanh Hoa Medical College, I volunteered to join the army. Before joining the army, I was honored to join the Party. That is the motivation for me to strive to train well, strictly follow military discipline and continuously study to improve my qualifications to meet the requirements and tasks of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation.”

New recruits from Thanh Hoa City say goodbye to their relatives before getting on the bus to return to their unit.

Lighting the traditional fire, beating the drum to open the military enlistment ceremony and speaking to the new recruits leaving for military service, Chairman of the People's Committee, Chairman of the Military Service Council of Thanh Hoa City Le Trong Thu believes that "With the ambition and aspiration of youth, the new recruits will be fully aware of their responsibilities and obligations to the Fatherland; continue to promote the traditions of previous generations, do their best to continue writing the glorious history, the heroic tradition of the Vietnam People's Army, the Vietnam People's Public Security and the heroic homeland of Thanh Hoa City".

The Chairman of the City People's Committee wished the new recruits good health, excellent performance in their duties, and becoming people who are both red and professional, loyal and devoted. That is the sentiment and precious gift that you give to your homeland, family and relatives at home.

Quang Xuong district youth continue to keep the tradition alive on military service day.

Joining the crowd, the military enlistment atmosphere at Quang Xuong District Stadium was bustling and emotional. In new uniforms, new backpacks, with steady steps, the new recruits of Quang Xuong District excitedly smiled and waved to their relatives and friends. The farewell hugs, thoughtful advice, and tears of farewell from relatives seemed to give the new recruits more motivation to confidently leave for military service.

New recruit Mai Dinh Chung in Tan Phong town reads the oath at the military handover ceremony.

Moved by the affection of the Party Committee, government and people of Quang Xuong district, on behalf of 195 new soldiers leaving for duty, soldier Mai Dinh Chung in Tan Phong town swore: The young generation of Quang Xuong district today is always proud of the heroic historical tradition of the nation. To continue that precious tradition, in the spirit of "wherever there is a need, there is youth, where there is difficulty, there is youth", we are ready to go to do whatever the Fatherland needs.

New recruits of Yen Dinh district attend the military handover ceremony.

“Goodbye mom, I'm going”, “Goodbye hometown, we're on our way”, “See you again”... Those are the emotional greetings that the elite youths of Yen Dinh district sent to their relatives before getting on the bus to return to their units.

Saying goodbye to her eldest grandson who was leaving for the army with pride, Mrs. Trinh Thi Ngan in Quy Loc commune - grandmother of new soldier Nguyen Van Bien, tearfully shared: “There is no place for children to learn discipline, demonstrate courage and strong will than the military environment. Therefore, the family always encourages them to complete their tasks well by studying and training on their own. Their knowledge and dreams will be written by the steadfastness from the days of being trained in the military environment. The will and determination of today will be the luggage to help them overcome all difficulties and challenges, and fulfill their sacred duty to the Fatherland.”

Relatives say goodbye to new recruits before they leave for their units.

Excited and moved to see off the outstanding young men of Yen Dinh hometown to join the army, Chairman of Yen Dinh District People's Committee Pham Tien Dung said: "In recent years, the work of selecting and calling citizens to join the army of the district has always met the assigned targets, the quality of young men joining the army has been increasingly improved. Among them, many comrades have become officers and professional soldiers serving long-term in the army. After completing their service and returning to their localities, the comrades have actively participated in work, labor, production, economic development, contributing to the development of Yen Dinh hometown."

New recruits from Sam Son City excitedly got on the bus to return to their unit.

The bustling and exciting atmosphere mixed with lingering and lingering emotions was the general atmosphere that we felt during the military enlistment day taking place in the coastal city of Sam Son. In 2025, Sam Son City had 91 new recruits enlisting, including 80 young men joining the military service and 11 young men joining the People's Public Security service. The new recruits all had a cultural level of high school or higher, many of whom had graduated from university or college, had good health and political and moral qualities. Thanks to the participation of the entire political system and experience from previous years' military recruitment seasons, the work of selecting and calling citizens to join the army in 2025 in Sam Son City achieved good results.

We met new recruit Truong Van Thai in Quang Cu ward - a 19-year-old boy being advised by his parents before leaving. Thai expressed: "With the spirit of youth's initiative and volunteerism, I believe that I will soon adapt to the new environment, strictly follow military discipline, and contribute to building a strong and comprehensive unit. I would like to thank the Party Committee and authorities at all levels for their attention, encouragement, and gifts before leaving for our mission."

New recruits of Ba Thuoc district at the military handover ceremony.

Present at the military handover ceremony of Ba Thuoc district at 7 am, the first thing we felt was that along the roads leading to the district stadium, flags, banners, and slogans were hung brightly, making the atmosphere of the military handover ceremony even more exciting. In the stadium, new recruits, dressed in uniforms that still smelled of new fabric, lined up neatly, waiting for the moment to get on the bus to return to their units.

Standing in the line of people seeing her son off to join the army, Ms. Ha Thi Lai in Co Lung commune - mother of new soldier Lo Quang Vinh - watched her son with emotion. She said: "When my son wrote a volunteer application to join the army, my family was very supportive because we knew that the military environment would be a place to help him train, mature and become more confident. I feel a bit sad and miss him when I have to leave him, but my family will always encourage him to have more motivation to fulfill his civic duty well."

New recruits of Ba Thuoc district say goodbye to relatives and friends before leaving for duty.

In 2025, Ba Thuoc district had 179 young people joining the army, of which 60 excellent young people had attended a Party awareness training class, and 4 excellent young people had been admitted to the Party before joining the army.

Sharing with us, Lieutenant Colonel Van Hung Quang, Deputy Commander of the Ba Thuoc District Military Command, said: “In order for the selection of citizens to join the army to be carried out in accordance with regulations, ensuring democracy, objectivity, fairness and improving the quality of citizen selection, the District Military Command and the District Military Service Council have coordinated with local authorities to review and grasp the young men of military age; promoted propaganda and dissemination of the Law on Military Service and developed an implementation plan for communes and towns to organize preliminary selection at the commune level and medical examination at the district level to select young men who meet the health and qualification requirements. The District Military Command also advised the District Party Committee, the District People's Committee, the District Police and communes and towns to manage young men who have passed the military service exam; coordinated with localities to meet, give gifts, and give savings books to encourage new recruits to feel secure when joining the army”.

New recruits from Nhu Thanh district are ready to leave for military service.

In 2025, Thanh Hoa province was assigned by the Government to select 4,139 citizens to join the army. Of these, 3,652 citizens performed military service, 487 citizens joined the People's Public Security service. Citizens enlisted in the Army were assigned to 14 military reception centers of the Ministry of National Defense. The encouraging thing is that, among the citizens enlisted this time, the number of party members is much higher than in previous years with 839 comrades, accounting for 22.9%; 726 young people attended the party sympathy training class; nearly 700 young people wrote applications to volunteer for the army. The percentage of young people graduating from high school reached 66.8%, the percentage of young people graduating from university, college and vocational school reached nearly 6%; the percentage of young people from ethnic minorities joining the army reached 29.24%.

With the spirit of urgency and seriousness, the military handover ceremony in localities in Thanh Hoa province was a great success. The new recruits boarded the bus to their units, excited and proud to follow the glorious tradition of their heroic homeland Thanh, striving to study and train to become exemplary soldiers of the People's Army and the People's Public Security of Vietnam.

PV Group

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/to-quoc-goi-chung-toi-len-duong-239666.htm