In the previous article, the author talked to you about a series of stories about the development and construction of the People's Liberation Army, such as the 97 military uniforms of the People's Liberation Army, changes in the number of troops, etc. Today, we talk about the uniforms of civilian personnel in the People's Liberation Army. In August 2018, civilian personnel in the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force began to issue special civilian uniforms. After that, there was a big difference between the uniforms of the People's Liberation Army officers and soldiers and the armed police officers and soldiers. So, how big is the difference and how much effect does it have?
First, let’s take a look at what civilian personnel are. Civilian personnel are non-active personnel in the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force who are engaged in management work and professional and technical work in military establishment positions that are common to both military and civilians, are not directly involved in combat, and are not suitable for social security. . Please note, non-active duty personnel, this is very clear. Since they are non-active personnel, there will be great controversy if they wear the uniforms of active duty troops. Regarding this, the situation is similar in all countries around the world.
In Western countries, the requirements for military civilian personnel are different. In some countries, uniforms are designed specifically for civilian personnel to distinguish them from the military uniforms of active duty troops. There are also some countries that directly require civilian employees to wear casual clothes to work, such as suits, etc. Therefore, in movies and TV dramas from Western countries, civilian personnel wear suits and go to work in the army. Regarding the treatment of civilian personnel, the situation in various countries is not consistent.
In 1978, the U.S. military promulgated the Civilian Personnel Reform Act, which specifically emphasized the difference between civilian personnel and active duty troops. In the Soviet army at that time, the uniforms of civilian personnel were basically the same as those of active troops. But in many details, there are obvious differences. Next, let’s talk about the civilian personnel of the People’s Liberation Army troops. The predecessors of the People's Liberation Army are the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and the predecessors of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army are the glorious Red Army. During the war years, the PLA troops in China had no professional civilian personnel. Some officers and soldiers engaged in civilian work are simply required by their work.
Once in a critical moment, he immediately rushes to the front line to fight. During the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War, this situation often occurred. After entering the 1950s, our country entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, production restoration, development and construction. With the advancement of 156 important projects, our country has a relatively complete industrial production system and defense heavy industry system. In such an environment, the People's Liberation Army has begun regular construction and has made steady progress in all aspects.
Starting in the 1950s, professional civilian personnel began to appear in the People's Liberation Army. However, civilian personnel at that time did not have professional uniforms and wore standard military uniforms just like active-duty officers and soldiers. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Liberation Army troops were successively equipped with a series of military uniforms such as Type 50, Type 55, Type 65, and Type 85. In the late 1980s, the People's Liberation Army troops began to replace their military uniforms with . Starting from the Type 87 military uniform, in order to distinguish it from the active troops.
Civilian personnel wear military uniforms just like active duty officers and soldiers. However, the emergence of civilian-specific epaulettes and chest badges is somewhat different from those of active-duty officers and soldiers. After entering the 21st century, the People's Liberation Army troops changed to the Type 07 series of military uniforms. The Type 07 series of military uniforms is very large, including formal uniforms, uniforms, training uniforms and various other special service uniforms. At first, there were no uniforms for civilian personnel in the 07-style military uniform . The Type 07 military uniform follows the tradition of the Type 8 military uniform, with differences in epaulettes, chest patches, etc.
With the further development of the People's Liberation Army troops, the level of formalization is getting higher and higher. As we all know, starting in 2016, the People's Liberation Army troops carried out a crucial military reform. This military reform involves all aspects and is of great significance. Among them, the issue of civilian personnel is included. On August 1, 2018, civilian personnel in the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force began to use special civilian uniforms. The civilian uniforms are designed in dark blue, which netizens call "flame blue.""The civilian personnel uniforms distributed by
include 4 series including formal clothes, regular uniforms, work training uniforms, and logo clothing. Civilian personnel uniforms are obviously different from military uniforms. Special clothing for civilian personnel has no epaulettes, no armbands, and no qualification badges. There is no Bayi logo or five-pointed star logo. The cap emblem uses a "wen" logo imitating a five-pointed star, which is completely different from the military emblem of the People's Liberation Army's active military units. The left and right chest positions of the clothing are marked with different logos. The military service and work unit.
The left chest is the position category and level mark, and the right chest is the chest badge and name tag. According to regulations: civilian personnel should wear when participating in operations, military exercises, military training, and handling emergencies. Training uniform and unit armband . When wearing training uniforms, civilian personnel should abide by the regulations on dress and military conduct. Civilian personnel should wear casual clothes when leaving the camp for non-official purposes. When civilian personnel are wearing casual clothes or civilian uniforms, they do not salute each other; when civilian personnel are wearing training uniforms, they can salute each other according to the relevant provisions of military etiquette.
Civilian personnel are also very different from those of the People's Liberation Army in terms of organizational levels. Big difference. Among active-duty troops, they are divided into theaters, groups, divisions, or combined brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, and platoons. Among civilian personnel, there are deputy departments, bureaus, divisions, and departments. The establishment of military personnel is very similar to that of various local agencies. It has to be said that the design of special uniforms for civilian personnel is of great significance. It is conducive to the integration of active-duty troops. Many non-combat personnel will no longer occupy positions in the PLA. There are many more stories about the development and construction of the military and armed police forces. The author will talk to you slowly in future articles
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