Chapter III
ORGANIZATION OF THE BORDER GUARD
Article 18.- The organization of the Border Guard shall be stipulated by the Government.
The personnel, equipment, organization and specific tasks of the Border Guard agencies and units shall be defined by the Minister of Defense.
Article 19.- The Border Guard is composed of officers, professional armymen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, defense workers and servants.
Article 20.- The appointment, dismissal, nomination, promotion, demotion and stripping of titles and ranks of the Border Guard shall be done as follows:
- For officers, the Law on the Officers of the Vietnam People’s Army shall apply;
2. For professional armymen, non-commissioned officers and soldiers, the Law on Military Service Duties shall apply;
3. For defense workers and servants, the provisions of the relevant law shall apply.
Article 21.- The service duty regime of the Border Guard officers, professional armymen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, defense workers and servants shall comply with the legal documents governing the Vietnam People’s Army and other relevant legal documents.
Article 22.- The military flag, signals, ranks, badges, pennants, arm-bands, duty plates, uniform and identity cards of the officers, professional armymen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, defense workers and servants in the Border Guard shall be stipulated by the Government at the proposal of the Minister of Defense.