Also attending the ceremony were Nguyen Doan Toan, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee and Head of the Hanoi Commission for Publicity, Education, and Mass Mobilization; Major General Nguyen Khac Nhan, Deputy Political Commissar of the Hanoi Capital High Command; and Colonel Le Van Tuan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Police Department.

Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Phung Thi Hong Ha delivers remarks at the 2026 enlistment ceremony.

Induction Point No. 6 includes 11 communes and wards: Long Bien, Bo De, Viet Hung, Phuc Loi, Gia Lam, Thuan An, Bat Trang, Phu Dong, Dong Anh, Thien Loc, and Vinh Thanh, with 470 outstanding young citizens joining the Vietnam People's Army and the People's Public Security forces.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ha congratulated the outstanding young citizens of the capital as they set out to fulfill the sacred duty of defending the nation. She also acknowledged and praised the sense of responsibility demonstrated by families who encouraged their children to continue the heroic tradition and enlist for military service.

According to Ha, fully aware of the Party's two key revolutionary tasks — building and firmly defending the nation — the Hanoi Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee have, for many years, focused on directing Party organizations and authorities at all levels to carry out citizen recruitment and military conscription.

In 2026, more than 4,700 citizens across Hanoi enlisted for service, including more than 60 percent who volunteered by submitting written applications. The proportion of recruits with college, university, or vocational secondary education reached 30 percent. The group includes 164 Party members, while nearly 2,300 individuals have completed preparatory courses on Party awareness.

"These figures not only reflect the quality of the new soldiers but also demonstrate the trust and responsibility of Hanoi's youth toward their nation. It is a source of pride for families, local communities, and the entire city," Ha emphasized.

Head of the Hanoi Commission for Publicity, Education and Mass Mobilization Nguyen Doan Toan performs the ceremonial drumbeat to open the troop handover festival.

Congratulating the recruits departing for service, the Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council expressed her hope that the young citizens of the capital would continue to uphold heroic traditions and revolutionary values, strictly observe military regulations and discipline, maintain strong political will and moral character, and continuously study and train to overcome challenges and grow stronger.

She also called on every soldier to uphold the spirit of comradeship, preserve the image of the capital's soldiers as disciplined, courageous, humane, and responsible, and work together with their units to complete all assigned tasks, worthy of the trust, affection, and expectations of their hometowns and families.

On this occasion, Ha acknowledged and highly appreciated the leadership, direction, and organization of the recruitment process by Party committees and authorities at all levels, including those of the communes and wards participating in Induction Point No. 6.

Delegates present flowers and commemorative gifts to the receiving units.

The Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council called on Party committees, local authorities, socio-political organizations, and mass organizations to continue implementing strong support policies for military families and provide timely assistance to households whose children have enlisted, ensuring that recruits can confidently fulfill their military duties.

She also requested the receiving units create the best possible conditions for recruits from Hanoi to quickly adapt to the military and police environment, continue training and development, and successfully complete their assigned missions.

Offering words of encouragement to the recruits before departure, Major General Bui Duy Hung, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Veterans Association, expressed emotion and pride in witnessing young recruits confidently continuing the proud traditions of the heroic Vietnam People's Army, the heroic People's Public Security forces, and the heroic Vietnamese nation.

In the face of the responsibilities entrusted by the Party, the State, the military, and the people to the younger generation in safeguarding the nation, Hung expressed confidence that the recruits would uphold family and hometown traditions, as well as the heroic legacy of the capital. 

He encouraged them to embody the qualities of "Uncle Ho's Soldiers" and the spirit of the People's Public Security forces, "Sacrifice for the nation, serve the people," while striving to study, train, and fulfill all assigned duties with excellence.

Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Phung Thi Hong Ha encourages and takes commemorative photos with the recruits departing this year.

Representing the outstanding young citizens selected from grassroots communities, recruit Nguyen The Phuc from Gia Lam Commune pledged to uphold revolutionary traditions, enthusiastically serve in defense of the nation, and fulfill his duty in the People's Public Security forces.

He affirmed that the recruits would always strictly observe the laws of the State and the discipline of the military and police forces, actively study and train in all aspects, and strive to become exemplary soldiers. After completing their service, each soldier will return to their hometowns and continue contributing to building prosperous, civilized, and developing local communities.