Is military service social security?

Legal analysis: the service years of soldiers are converted into social security years, and the service years of retired soldiers are calculated as service years, which can be converted into pension, medical care and unemployment insurance years in social security.

Legal basis: Regulations on Resettlement of Retired Soldiers

Forty-fourth retired soldiers' years of active service are calculated as the length of service, which is accumulated with the working years of their units and enjoys the corresponding treatment related to the length of service stipulated by the state and their units.

Forty-fifth military insurance management departments and local social insurance agencies shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, handle the formalities for the transfer and continuation of insurance relations for retired soldiers. For retired soldiers who are self-employed, the social insurance agency shall go through the insurance relationship continuation procedures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state with the letter of introduction issued by the competent department of resettlement of retired soldiers. For retired soldiers assigned to work, the receiving unit shall go through the insurance relationship connection procedures in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.