Original title: Analysis of the latest requirements for joining the military in the first half of 2025 (with age conditions + preferential policies)

The recruitment physical examination and review work in the first half of 2025 began to be fully launched yesterday (15th) and ended on March 31. The "Military Service Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that male citizens over the age of 18 before December 31 each year shall register their first military service in the same year as the arrangements of the military service organs. What are the policy requirements for recruitment this year and what are the restrictions on age conditions? Let’s learn about it together.

After the approval of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, starting from 2020, the recruitment of conscripts will be adjusted from once a year to twice a year to twice a year. After the implementation of two recruitment in a year, the recruitment time is divided into two in the first half of the year and the second half of the year. The recruitment in the first half of the year starts in mid-February and ends at the end of March. The time for new recruits to be approved for enlistment is March 1; the time for recruits to be approved for enlistment in the second half of the year starts in mid-August and ends at the end of September. The time for new recruits to be approved for enlistment is September 1; according to the provisions of the "Military Service Law of the People's Republic of China", the period for conscripts to serve two years, and the time for soldiers to retire corresponds to their approved for enlistment in active service.

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Who meets the enlistment requirements?

This year's recruitment targets focus on college students, highlighting the recruitment of graduates at all levels and types of schools. The young female students recruited are fresh graduates of ordinary high schools, full-time graduates of ordinary universities and current students. Full-time undergraduate and junior college graduates of ordinary universities in 2024 can register for the female soldiers recruitment in the first half of 2025.

Application target for male soldiers

Young males are between 18 and 22 years old in 2025, the undergraduate and junior college graduates of ordinary universities and graduate students who meet the graduation requirements will be relaxed to 24 years old, graduate graduates and students will be relaxed to 26 years old, and the young males who have junior high school education level will not exceed 20 years old.

Application targets for female soldiers

Young females are between 18 and 22 years old in 2025, and the full-time graduates and current students of full-time undergraduate and junior college students in general higher education institutions in the first half of 2024 were relaxed to 23 years old.