(VOVworld) – National Assembly deputies on Thursday afternoon debated the draft revision to the Law on Military Service. The Law was adopted at the 7^th National Assembly’s 2^nd session on December 30, 1981 and revised in 1990, 1994, and 2005.

The Law is outdated in some aspects and needs to be revised. The deputies agreed to maintain the age range of 18-27 years old for joining the army. There were some suggestions not to call students at public universities to join the military. 

In the morning, the deputies discussed the revised Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front. They agreed on comprehensive changes to the Law to specify the Constitution’s new regulations regarding the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s support for law enforcement and create the legal basis and necessary conditions for the Front’s activities in the future.

They urged more specific mechanisms for the Front to fulfill its tasks of government consulting, monitoring, and social criticism, to meet people’s aspirations, demands, and wishes to contributing to law and party building. Tran Hong Tham is a Deputy from Can Tho City:

"I propose more specific regulations on the Front’s functions, tasks, and authorities, as well as necessary conditions for the operation of the Front, especially with regard to its activities in social monitoring and criticism. This will facilitate the Front’s activities in representing people, protecting their legitimate rights and interests, thus contributing to build a stronger and more effective political system."