Fatherland Defense Order

The Fatherland Defense Order (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, 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.