Fatherland Defense Order
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| Fatherland Defense Order Huân chương Bảo vệ Tổ quốc | |
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| Type | Single-grade order |
| Eligibility | Vietnamese civilians, military personnel, and organization. |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 26 November 2003 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Labor Order |
| Next (lower) | Feat Order |
The Fatherland Defense Order (Vietnamese: Huân chương bảo vệ tổ quốc) be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals and conferred on collectives that have recorded achievements in training and building forces, consolidating the all-people defense and people's security.
The Fatherland Defense Order shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals who satisfy one of the following criteria:
- Having inventions, scientific works or outstanding works of the State level;
- Having recorded unexpected exceptionally outstanding achievements or a long process of devotion in the people's armed forces.
It also be conferred on collectives which satisfy one of the following criteria:
- Having been conferred the second-class Fatherland Defense Order,[citation needed] the Excellent Labor Collective or Determined-To-Win Unit title for the subsequent five consecutive years, and the Emulation Flag of the ministerial-, branch-. provincial- or central mass organization-level for three times or the Government's Emulation Flag twice;
- Having recorded unexpected exceptionally outstanding achievements.[1]