In order to attract more high-quality college students to join the army and effectively improve the quantity and quality of recruiting college students to join the army, the General Office of the Ministry of Education recently issued the Notice on Further Improving the Work of College Students Joining the Army. On the basis of the existing preferential policies to encourage college students to join the army, six new preferential policies and incentives were introduced.
The first is to set up a special postgraduate enrollment plan for "retired college student soldiers". According to the actual demand, a certain number of special plans are arranged every year, which are specially used for recruiting retired college students and soldiers. The scale of the special plan is controlled within 5,000 people, and it is issued separately within the total scale of postgraduate enrollment in China.
Second, the military service of college students (including freshmen) should be included in the student selection index system excluded by the school. Encourage relevant colleges and universities to include military service in the selection index system of expelled students when formulating the selection methods for expelled students. Retired personnel who have won second-class merit and above in the army and meet the requirements for postgraduate registration may be exempted from the examination (referring to the initial examination) to study for a master's degree.
The third is to expand the scope of extra points for postgraduate entrance examination to college students (including freshmen). On the basis of continuing to implement the policy of extra points for fresh graduates of ordinary colleges and universities after retirement, retired personnel are allowed to enlist for compulsory military service and retire, and take the national postgraduate entrance examination within three years after completing their undergraduate studies. The total score of the initial examination is 10, and priority is given to admission under the same conditions.
The fourth is to list the enrollment plans of retired college students separately. Higher vocational (junior college) students are enlisted for compulsory military service and discharged from the army. Take the general undergraduate examination after completing higher vocational education, and the enrollment ratio will be appropriately expanded on the basis of the current 30%. The specific proportion is determined by the provinces according to local conditions and registration.
Fifth, the preferential policies for enlistment are attached to the admission notice for freshmen in colleges and universities. When colleges and universities send admission notices to freshmen, they will attach a leaflet for enlistment, which mainly includes a summary of preferential policies, a guide to the registration process, and student registration requirements.
Sixth, relax the restrictions on retired college students returning to their majors. College soldiers can return to school after retiring, and can transfer to other majors in our school after the school agrees and performs relevant procedures.
Coupled with six new policies and existing preferential policies, the education department has initially formed a policy system to encourage college students to join the army: freshmen can understand the policies and procedures for joining the army from the moment they receive the admission notice. When college students join the army, they not only enjoy state-funded tuition fees, but also have the guarantee of returning to school. They can change their major and give priority to national defense students in our school. They will take the postgraduate entrance examination with a score of 10, and the enrollment plan will be listed separately, and the enrollment ratio will exceed 30%. For those who are employed after retirement, in addition to going through employment procedures and enjoying special employment services according to fresh graduates, all localities have also taken out 20% of the recruitment and training plan for political and legal police officers, which is specially used for retired college students.