This year's enlistment festival at Defense Area Command No. 5 – Thanh Oai was organized solemnly, safely, and in full compliance with regulations, spreading a strong spirit of responsibility and pride among the youth of the capital as they set out to defend the nation. Photo: Le Hai

Also attending the enlistment ceremony at Area Defense Command No. 5 – Thanh Oai were: Lieutenant General Le Van Huong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Ha Minh Hai, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee and Head of the Party Committee's Organization Commission; Tran Thi Phuong Hoa, Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi; Nguyen Tien Thiet, Chief of Office of the Hanoi People's Committee; Major General Luu Nam Tien, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of the Hanoi Capital High Command, along with 735 citizens joining the Vietnam People's Army and the People's Public Security forces. Photo: Le Hai

At the ceremony, Vu Dai Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, and Chairman of the Hanoi Military Service Council, performed the traditional drum-beating ritual to launch the troop handover ceremony. Photo: Le Hai

Ha Minh Hai, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee and Head of the Party Committee's Organization Commission, carried out the traditional torch-lighting ceremony. Photo: Le Hai

Encouraging the new recruits, Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Vu Dai Thang acknowledged and praised the young citizens for strictly complying with the enlistment order, ensuring full attendance, observing the scheduled time, and enthusiastically joining the enlistment festival today. Photo: Le Hai

The new recruits are expected to step forward with confidence to fulfill the sacred duty of defending the nation with high spirit and determination. Photo: Le Hai

This year, more than 4,700 citizens across Hanoi enlisted for military service, including over 2,428 volunteers who submitted written applications, accounting for more than 60 percent. Photo: Le Hai.

Among the new recruits, 30 percent hold university, college, or vocational secondary education degrees. The group includes 164 Party members, while nearly 2,300 individuals have completed preparatory courses on Party awareness. Photo: Pham Linh

In the solemn moment, Chairman Thang expressed his hope that the sons of the capital departing for military service today would continue to uphold the heroic tradition of Hanoi, the proud traditions of their local communities, the legacy of previous generations who marched along the Truong Son Trail to save the nation, and the "Three Readiness" spirit of Hanoi's youth.

He urged them, in any circumstances, to remain absolutely loyal to the Party, the nation, and the people, and to successfully accomplish every task entrusted to them by the Party, the State, the military, and the police forces. Photo: Pham Linh

The head of the Hanoi People's Committee also called on the new recruits to strive to fulfill several key responsibilities. They must strictly comply with military regulations, police discipline, and unit rules, uphold a strong sense of discipline, and complete all assigned duties in the best possible manner, living up to President Ho Chi Minh's guidance: "Complete every task, overcome every difficulty, defeat every enemy." Photo: Pham Linh

They are expected to remain determined to study, compete, overcome challenges, and continuously train themselves to become exemplary soldiers and worthy members of the Communist Party of Vietnam, striving to honor the noble titles of "Uncle Ho's Soldiers," "People's Police Officers," and the cultural identity of the "Capital's Soldiers." Photo: Pham Linh

They are hoped to unite, support, and care for one another, strengthen the spirit of comradeship, and together with their units accomplish all assigned tasks, living up to the trust, affection, and expectations of their hometowns, families, and loved ones. Photo: Pham Linh