General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of Defense, has offered free education to Ngo Van Thuan in the Tank and Armored Officer Training School, after learning of Thuan’s struggle to sit for the entrance exam.
Ngo Van Thuan comes from a very poor family from Yen Thanh District in the central province of Nghe An. He rode 300 kilometers on a borrowed bicycle from Nghe An to Hanoi to sit for the entrance examination for the Army Officer Training School, with a measly VND30,000 ($1.4) in his pocket.
However, he failed the entrance exam as he got only 14 marks, whereas the passing score is 16.5, but he did not give up hope or his dream to study in the Army School.
After hearing of his case and dream to study further in the Tank and Armored Officer Training School, General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of Defense, agreed to allow him to study in the school.
The Ministry of Defense will exempt all tuition fee and other expense allowances for Thuan while he is studying in the Tank and Armored Officer Training School.
