According to Article 19 of Chapter III of the Military Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), "the term of active service for conscripts is two years".

However, according to Article 20 of Chapter III of the Military Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): "Upon the expiration of the active service of conscripts, according to the needs of the army, I propose that they can be changed to non-commissioned officers with the approval of units at or above the regiment level." In other words, you can continue to serve in the army according to your personal wishes and the needs of the army, and change to the rank of non-commissioned officer, which will take longer.

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Since the compulsory military service system was implemented in 1955, the state has made many major revisions to the service life of conscripts.

1955 The first military service law stipulated that the army and public security forces should be three years, the air force, coastal guards, public security forces and naval vessels should be four years, and naval vessels should be five years.

1965 was changed to 4 years in the army, 5 years in the air force and 6 years in the navy by the decision of the Third National People's Congress.

1967 The Central Committee, the State Council, the Central Military Commission and the Cultural Revolution Group of the Central Committee decided to change it to 2 years for the Army, 3 years for the Air Force, the Naval Land Service Force and the Army Special Technology Force, and 4 years for the Naval Ship Force and the Naval Ship Detachment.

1978, the provisions of 1955 were restored according to the decision on military service adopted at the first meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee. Service life: 3 years in the army, 4 years in the air force, navy land service force and army special technical force, and 5 years in the navy ship force and army ship detachment.

1984 promulgated the second military service law, which stipulates that the service life of soldiers is three years in the army and four years in the air force and navy.

199865438+On February 29th, the newly promulgated military service law changed the term of active service for conscripts of the armed forces to two years. The rule of extended service has been cancelled.

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